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VPP4A

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

acclaim (ə klām)

a)

v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

b)

n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

c)

n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

d)

adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

2.

bedraggled (bi drag’ əld)

a)

adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

b)

n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

c)

v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

d)

v. to reject as untrue

3.

cryptic (krip’ tik)

a)

adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

b)

v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

c)

n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

d)

n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

4.

ebb (eb)

a)

v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

b)

adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

c)

n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

d)

v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

5.

fanatic (fə nat’ ik)

a)

n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

b)

adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

c)

v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

d)

n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

6.

haphazard (hap haz’ ərd)

a)

adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

b)

v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

c)

adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

d)

n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

7.

illuminate (i lōō’ mə nāt)

a)

v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

b)

n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

c)

adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

d)

v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

8.

legacy (leg’ ə sē)

a)

n. something handed down from ancestors or history

b)

adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

c)

v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

d)

adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

9.

maim (mām)

a)

v. to disable or disfigure

b)

v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

c)

n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

d)

adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

10.

perceptive (pər sep’ tiv)

a)

adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

b)

n. something handed down from ancestors or history

c)

adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

d)

v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

11.

repudiate (ri pyōō’ dē āt)

a)

v. to reject as untrue

b)

v. to disable or disfigure

c)

v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

d)

n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

12.

solicitude (sl is’ ə tōōd)

a)

n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

b)

adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

c)

n. something handed down from ancestors or history

d)

adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

13.

taint (tānt)

a)

v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

b)

v. to reject as untrue

c)

v. to disable or disfigure

d)

v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

14.

trepidation (trep i dā’ shən)

a)

n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

b)

n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

c)

adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

d)

n. something handed down from ancestors or history

15.

waif (wāf)

a)

n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

b)

v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

c)

v. to reject as untrue

d)

v. to disable or disfigure