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Vocabulary Unit One Sets A and B

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To go or move backward; to become more distant.

a)

reset

b)

disappear

c)

recede

2.

The young woman was seeking _____________employment to pay for her new car.

a)

interesting

b)

gainful

c)

exciting

3.

These two words represent strong and negative words which are to be taken very seriously.

a)

denounce

b)

dispatch

c)

compress

d)

libel

4.

The brother and sister ran straight to the refrigerator when they got home from school because they were (a)   !

5.

The coach brought an umbrella to the championship game in case the players were planning to _______________him with Gatorade if they won.

a)

pummel

b)

immerse

c)

douse

6.

Which of the following are both a noun and a verb?

a)

compress

b)

ingenious

c)

dispatch

d)

irk

7.

This child is wearing the proper ___________for splashing in the puddles.

a)

apparel

b)

boots

c)

clothing

d)

waterproof socks

8.

Which of the following is an adjective?

immense denounce misgiving repast

(a)  

9.

Our neighbor's new deck collapsed due to the work of the _______ carpenter.

a)

oaf

b)

misgiving

c)

inept

10.

If enemy troops ____________the city, its citizens will starve.

a)

dispatch

b)

recede

c)

besiege

11.

The EMT applied a cold (a)   to the sweaty accident victim to cool him off and ease his headache.

12.

Identify each word below that is a verb.

a)

irk

b)

recede

c)

denounce

d)

forsake

13.

Which type of student most likely makes a teacher happy?

a)

inept

b)

instantaneous

c)

ingenious

14.

When I realized that I was thoroughly prepared for the final exams, my fears quickly....

a)

receded

b)

doused

c)

irked

d)

compressed

15.

The school guidelines expressly forbid cellphone use in the classroom.

a)

Yes, the underlined word is used correctly in the sentence.

b)

No, the underlined word is not used correctly in the sentence.

16.

Having just learned how to drive, my sister had some _______________about driving in the snow.

a)

excitement

b)

opinions

c)

misgivings

17.

The word "denounce" means about the same as....

a)

condemn

b)

pronounce

c)

compare

18.

If you are accused of (a)   , you can be taken to court.

19.

If you pull a balloon down under the water, it will....

a)

recede

b)

forsake

c)

compress

20.

Which word is not an adjective?

a)

apparel

b)

immense

c)

inept