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Eng9 - L3 Vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the holidays, I try to avoid the _____ eating of sweets.

a)

alluded

b)

monetary

c)

subjugated

d)

wanton

2.

Numerous mourners filled the streets to _____ the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

a)

disseminate

b)

implicate

c)

lament

d)

subjugate

3.

All of the following demonstrate the meaning of the word "trauma" EXCEPT...

a)

Little Billy started crying when he dropped his ice cream.

b)

Many veterans have emotional issues as a result of their war experiences.

c)

The motorcyclist suffered severe injuries in the accident.

d)

Many of the survivors struggled even years after the tornado destroyed their town.

4.

The basic _____ unit of Mexico is the peso.

a)

feckless

b)

monetary

c)

wanton

d)

stilted

5.

A _____ look crossed her face whenever we spoke of Cuba, the land of her birth.

a)

pensive

b)

wanton

c)

stilted

d)

feckless

6.

All of the following demonstrate the meaning of the word "pomp" EXCEPT...

a)

The royal wedding was a grandiose occasion.

b)

Thomas Jefferson was not impressed by the extravagant display of the French court.

c)

These new uniforms don't meet the dress code.

d)

Graduations are typically marked by ceremony.

7.

Which ONE of the following sayings reflects a stilted tone?

a)

"Chill out."

b)

"I must request of you that you cease trespassing upon my property."

c)

"Cool it."

d)

"Slow your roll."

8.

In the late eighteenth century, Russia _____ the country of Georgia, in western Asia, and made it part of the western empire.

a)

stilted

b)

implicated

c)

subjugated

d)

doted

9.

"Wanton" can mean all of the following EXCEPT

a)

formal; stuffy

b)

ignoring what is right

c)

excessive

d)

playful or frolicsome

10.

"I made a mistake," she admitted, _____ to the way she lost her temper at the dinner party.

a)

disseminating

b)

subjugating

c)

alluding

d)

consecrating

11.

Which of the following is the correct definition for the word "implicate?"

a)

careless

b)

to bring under control; to conquer

c)

to set apart as holy

d)

to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

12.

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln acknowledged the battlefield had been _____ by the soldiers who died there.

a)

consecrated

b)

subjugated

c)

disseminated

d)

doted

13.

Brad's _____ spending on expensive shoes left him devoid of cash.

a)

stilted

b)

feckless

c)

traumatic

d)

pensive

14.

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word "disseminate?"

a)

All the children scattered after the candy that dropped from the pinata.

b)

The fence concentrated all the leaves in one spot in the yard.

c)

Information about the election spread throughout the town via the newspaper.

d)

I only told one friend about the surprise.

15.

The quarterback's teammate _____ him to ignore the booing crowd.

a)

subjugated

b)

implicated

c)

exhorted

d)

lamented

16.

Which of the following best demonstrate the word "dote?"

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Aunt Penny always did say I was the favorite.

b)

She favors her grandson and indulges his every whim.

c)

The player was singled out for a consequence.

d)

The jury found the criminal guilty.