WorksheetsUnits 1-4 Vocab Review 10th
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The insolent child had the _____ to ask for more porridge, so I rewarded his audacity with dishwashing duty for a year.
GREGARIOUS
ABET
COERCE
TEMERITY
The ballerina was _____ in her performance because she had practiced the moves thousands of times.
COERCE
EXTRANEOUS
METICULOUS
JAUNDICED
We described the instructor as _____ because he was not open minded when it came to answering questions.
INSIPID
DOGMATIC
JAUNDICED
EXTRANEOUS
Many people may try to _____ you into doing drugs, but just say "No" to those bullies.
COERCE
GREGARIOUS
JAUNDICED
INSIPID
The speaker was so _____, he put everyone to sleep with his dull speech.
JAUNDICED
GREGARIOUS
DIVULGE
INSIPID
Sometimes I choose to _____ the Riddler instead of Batman, even though I know it'd be wrong to take over Gotham City.
INSIPID
ABET
DIVULGE
GREGARIOUS
The paragraph about popcorn in my Shakespeare paper was _____ and did not belong.
TEMERITY
INSIPID
DOGMATIC
EXTRANEOUS
Not seeing any of the reforms that were promised during the election, she developed a(n) _____ viewpoint toward the politician.
JAUNDICED
METICULOUS
GREGARIOUS
COERCE
Since Lindsey was very _____ and outgoing, everyone was sure she'd be homecoming queen but she lost because it was all fake.
EXTRANEOUS
DOGMATIC
GREGARIOUS
METICULOUS
Nobody tells you any secrets because you have a tendency to _____ them to anyone who asks.
COERCE
DIVULGE
DOGMATIC
EXTRANEOUS
The English teacher felt a great _____ when she misspelled the final word in the State Spelling Bee Competition.
STRIDENT
MERCENARY
IGNOMINY
OSTRACIZE
The players continued to _____ him by not inviting him to their parties because he didn't make the team.
OSTRACIZE
AVARICE
DOCILE
COPIOUS
I can't believe that they took such _____ notes on the book, because I'm sure it would be easier to re-read the entire novel than to read through their notes.
ARGOT
COPIOUS
STRIDENT
BACCHANALIAN
She tried to _____ the unruly crowd by singing another song but after she finished they began to chant more, more, more, more.
EXTRADITE
APPEASE
BACCHANALIAN
IRASCIBLE
When I stated that I believed women should be allowed to preach it was considered _____ among the denomination.
GAUCHE
IRASCIBLE
HERESY
AUGMENT
Wanted for jewel theft in Paris, the U.S. authorities decided to _____ the fugitive to France so justice could be served.
ARGOT
CASTIGATE
EXTRADITE
BANTER
The candidate's _____ made him appear too enthusiastic about going to war, so he lost the election.
IGNOMINY
CHAOS
STRIDENT
JINGOISM
How _____ of you, to not use the proper fork for salad!
GAUCHE
JETTISON
NEGLIGENCE
IGNOMINY
We all celebrated our success with a small _____ from every bar on the street.
HERESY
BACCHANALIAN
EXPUNGE
LIBATION
The _____ parties were too much for the pledge, so he decided to quit both the fraternity and binge drinking.
STRIDENT
BACCHANALIAN
CANDID
BIGOT
The driver's _____ caused a ten-car pileup on the freeway because she was texting her friends instead of paying attention to the road.
AVARICE
EXTRADITE
BANTER
NEGLIGENCE
_____ glances passed from one member to another, letting each other know they were about to begin their sneaky plan.
CHAOS
IRASCIBLE
FURTIVE
MERCENARY
I cannot wait to _____ my backpack full of textbooks when on my holiday break. I won't need any books when I'm eating turkey!
EXPUNGE
JETTISON
BANTER
ANATHEMA
A person who was intolerant of Martin Luther King's dream to end the prejudice that led to segregation was called a _____.
DOCILE
NEGLIGENCE
HERESY
BIGOT
Shakespeare's plays are written in old English _____, which makes them harder to understand by people who have never been to a Renaissance Faire.
COPIOUS
FURTIVE
NEGLIGENCE
ARGOT
Other countries hire a(n) _____ to act as a soldier during the war but they are very expensive.
LIBATION
IGNOMINY
MERCENARY
AVARICE
I thought I could be _____ with my girlfriend when she asked if she looked fat in those jeans, but I learned a valuable lesson to avoid answering questions like that.
MOTLEY
CANDID
BANTER
CASTIGATE
We need to _____ all traces that we were at the Watergate Hotel and not leave any evidence behind.
ANATHEMA
OSTRACIZE
JETTISON
EXPUNGE
If you put that tack on the teacher's chair, he's going to _____ you for sure, and the last person who got yelled at by him cried.
JETTISON
CASTIGATE
BANTER
IGNOMINY
The _____ gang of dogs were knocking over garbage cans and becoming an assorted nuisance.
MOTLEY
STRIDENT
LIBATION
ANATHEMA
Many argue that the _____ of wealthy people is what keeps them rich and prevents them from being generous.
JINGOISM
BACCHANALIAN
AVARICE
LIBATION
The _____ that supported healthier meals on campus won and were able to incorporate vegetarian meals into the menu.
HERESY
CANDID
IGNOMINY
BASTION
I consider a spider to be a(n) _____ because I hate spiders so much!
ARGOT
ANATHEMA
IRASCIBLE
AUGMENT
People couldn't stay because the _____ of her voice caused them to cover their ears.
MOTLEY
EXPUNGE
CHAOS
STRIDENT
The class clown would _____ back and forth with the students and teachers.We thought he should become a stand up comedian.
GAUCHE
JETTISON
BANTER
CHAOS
Working six jobs helped to _____ the boy's savings account but it reduces his social time.
MOTLEY
CANDID
AVARICE
AUGMENT
We wanted to swim with the dolphins because they are such _____ creatures but when the shark came by she jumped out of the water.
STRIDENT
AUGMENT
NEGLIGENCE
DOCILE
Donald Duck is a(n) _____ Disney character who is prone to outbursts whenever he loses his temper.
MERCENARY
IRASCIBLE
STRIDENT
EXPUNGE
Solving world hunger would help the most _____ humans on the planet.
FURTIVE
EMACIATED
AUGMENT
IRASCIBLE
His bedroom was so messy, he couldn't find anything he needed in all the _____.
HERESY
JETTISON
NEGLIGENCE
CHAOS
