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Vocabulary Unit 4 B

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At first, the governor’s support for the prison reform was unsure, but after a few months, her enthusiasm for it increased.

a)

tentative

b)

resilient

c)

hidebound

d)

dauntless

2.

The chimp looked so ridiculous in the ballerina costume that I couldn’t hold back my laughter.

a)

abhor

b)

suppress

c)

laud

d)

oppugn

3.

Amanda became much more ______ about the issue of pollution after her petition was suppressed.

a)

resilient

b)

volatile

c)

hidebound

d)

demure

4.

When the lawyer continued to make her sarcastic ______ that the witness knew much more than he was admitting, the judge charged her with contempt

a)

insinuation

b)

proponent

c)

tribulation

d)

tumult

5.

Your ______ and courage about the matter are certainly refreshing, even if they could get you into trouble!

a)

obscurity

b)

candor

c)

proponent

d)

antipathy

6.

Choose the synonym for tribulation:

a)

hardship

b)

membership

c)

pride

d)

concern

7.

. “I ________________ all kinds of cruelty to animals!” the animal-rights speaker proclaimed.

a)

pall

b)

patronize

c)

suppress

d)

abhor

8.

The ______ knight decided to do battle with the dragon within its own lair, fearing neither its flame nor its fang.

a)

pall

b)

volatile

c)

dauntless

d)

tentative

9.

Do you think the recent rise in gun violence will cast a ______ over the city’s Olympic bid?

a)

tumult

b)

laud

c)

candor

d)

pall

10.

No, we do not ________ them by telling them what they already know.

a)

patronize

b)

abhor

c)

laud

d)

beguile