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Eng9 - L1 Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank:

He tried to ________ his father into letting him go to a movie on a school night.

a)

emancipate

b)

wheedle

c)

bewail

d)

detract

2.

Which of the following words means "to express deep regret or sorrow?"

a)

obligate

b)

wheedle

c)

plumb

d)

bewail

3.

Staring at the blank sheet of paper on which I was supposed to write a poem, I found myself ________ of ideas.

a)

extol

b)

plumb

c)

destitute

d)

flamboyant

4.

The sentence, "I could tell at once that my answer had made her happy" demonstrates the meaning of which ONE of the following words?

a)

visage

b)

impetus

c)

destitution

d)

bewail

5.

To ________ is to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

a)

bewail

b)

detract

c)

emancipate

d)

extol

6.

He spent a few years as a _______ before settling in a city and getting a job in a factory.

a)

visage

b)

maxim

c)

impetus

d)

vagabond

7.

Which of the following words is NOT an antonym for EMANCIPATE?

a)

to enslave

b)

to imprison

c)

to oppress

d)

to liberate

8.

All of the following are definitions for the word "PLUMB" EXCEPT....

a)

to liberate or free

b)

to measure the depth of water

c)

to reach the deepest part of

d)

to understand by examining closely; to solve

9.

Theodore Roosevelt ________ physical fitness and vigorous activity.

a)

plumbed

b)

wheedled

c)

extolled

d)

bewailed

10.

All of the following sentences demonstrate the meaning of "OBLIGATORY" EXCEPT...

a)

If you want to be on the committee, you must attend the next meeting.

b)

Guests at the dinner must wear formal attire.

c)

You have to carry your driver's license while driving.

d)

You may choose to have someone accompany you to the appointment.

11.

Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore, died destitute because he did not obey the ________ "A penny saved is a penny earned."

a)

impetus

b)

maxim

c)

visage

d)

vagabond

12.

Which of the following words means "excessively showy or unrestrained?"

a)

insuperable

b)

vagabond

c)

flamboyant

d)

obligatory

13.

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word IMPETUS?

a)

I worked all night to meet the 9 o'clock deadline.

b)

On the spur of the moment, I decided to join my sister in Maine.

c)

I didn't do last night's homework.

d)

She forgot to bring the materials to the meeting.

14.

Rain showers were ________ throughout the day, even though the forecast had promised sunshine.

a)

obligatory

b)

insuperable

c)

intermittent

d)

flamboyant

15.

All of the following sentences demonstrate the meaning of "INSUPERABLE" EXCEPT...

a)

No one has yet succeeded in rowing alone across the Pacific.

b)

With five minutes left in the game, we were down 50 points.

c)

Passing Physics seemed like a major hurdle to graduation.

d)

I won the relay race with ease.