WorksheetsSophomore Vocabulary Q2.2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which means "to destroy entirely"?
raze
placid
burgeon
surfeit
ascetic
Which word means to give as a share or portion?
Illegible
remorse
allot
Which word is an antonym for remorse?
attraction
improvement
satisfaction
Which word comes from Latin meaning beginning?
jinn
estranged
initiation
Which is an antonym for malicious?
friendly
cynical
diabolical
Which word has the same meaning as the italicized word or phrase in the sentence?
Sassouma's indirect remark wounded Sogolon.
taciturn
innuendo
heedless
What does imperceptibly mean?
deliberate
uncertain
subtle
increase
"My brother and I got into a bad fight when we were in high school, and we've been _______________ ever since" (Alexander 186).
distracted
aligned
estranged
barely
alienate
heat metal or glass and allow it to cool slowly in order to remove internal stresses and to toughen it
cause someone to feel isolated or estranged
having a great deal of money or wealth
claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
Which word comes from Old French literally meaning to lock out
abate
efface
debar
forsaken
What does bequeath mean?
to end
implication
difficult
hand down
Which word means the same as the word in italics?
the pilot had to continually measure the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels
fathom
debar
heed
A synonym for infirmity is__________
ill-health
excited
patient
healthy
His _______ kept him in bed all day, making him wish he had listened to his doctor.
replication
gait
rabble
infirmity
Which are meanings for forge?
to form or make
burn down
with care
falsify
blacksmith's workshop
Which word best completes the sentence? Sassouma's palace ________________ was designed to put her son on the throne.
taciturn
affront
intrigue
regency
Which definition of blandly best matches how it is used in the sentence?
Outside her hut Mari Djata, sitting on his useless legs, was blandly eating out of a calabash.
gentle and agreeable; suave
not highly flavored; mild; tasteless
mild and soothing
lacking in special interest, liveliness
Which is a synonym for comprehend.
Imperceptibly
Initiation
fathom
Which of the following are meanings for livid?
soothing words, or promises
enraged; furiously angry
deathly pale; pallid; ashen
uncertain; hesitant; not definite or final
dull blue; dark, grayish-blue
With the aid of the French, the colonists were finally able to _________ the British soldiers in the American Revolution.
vanquish
repealed
apprehensive
unassailable
diligent attention to detail
scrupulous
sinecure
tawdry
resilient
We have won a triple crown but the big prize has ______ us three times.
eluded
implored
surmised
permeated
Weakness and lack of strength
Frailty
Humorous
Reminiscent
Sharpen
someone to whom one tells a secret
confidante
confide
confident
conceal
To make something continue is to
perpetuate
rebuke
linger
entitle
Stereotypes can sadly be ____________________ when society remains isolated and afraid of people different from themselves.
demised
perpetuated
redressed
deleted
To take advantage of
Clarify
Commission
Expenditure
Exploit
Adventures
Aghast
Agony
Exploits
Conformity
______ from the campfire floated through the air.
Cinders
Exploits
Acolytes
Routs
Which are definitions of wage?
to engage in or carry on
recompense, return, or yield
payment in return for work
to spread out
to defeat decisively
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Suddenly the river began to _________ with salmon and the hungry bears eagerly took to the water for food.
rout
prevail
augment
teem
Select the vocabulary word that matches the definition.
worthy of praise; excellent
resolved
exemplary
obsolete
fraught
To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
opulent
pliable
deploy
verbatim
to beg; to plead
bequeath
chivalry
rebuke
implore
to defeat completely
rout
invade
occupy
depend
What word means expressed regret?
prodigy
discordant
reproach
lamented
The warning sounds of an __________ storm made us run for cover.
ominous
churlish
squalid
gaunt
Prove superior
to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest
Somber
Stagnant
Prevail
Relevant
to present as a gift
implore
hasten
bestow
poise
