WorksheetsVocabulary 9, Sadlier E
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Our meeting last week was marred by a heated debate over how to ___ the funds in this year's budget.
allocate
chastise
deviate
Your ___ interest in the environmetn shows that you care deeply about the welfare of the planet.
emaciated
brash
ardent
He tries hard to sound well-informed, but his superficial answers only show his ___ knowledge of world affairs.
poignant
sophomoric
capricious
She was ___ enough to tell her mother she was going to the dance despite the doctor's orders.
assiduous
brash
poignant
The entire student body ___ when our team finally won the citywise basketball championship.
deviated
exulted
allocated
What she lacks in skill, she makes up for in ___ attention to every last detail and requirement of the job.
assiduous
spontaneous
rancorous
The tastes of the TV audience are so ___ that no one can predict in advance which programs will be successful.
gnarled
limpid
capricious
We must show understanding and acceptance of those who ___ somewhat from our own standards of what is appropriate.
exult
deviate
brash
I spent the better part of an hour trying to untangle our badly ___ set of Chrismas lights.
chastised
assiduous
gnarled
Perhaps you have been treated unfairly, but what good will it do to allow your sense of ___ to control your mood and behavior?
indemnity
rancor
omnipotence
The United Nations is not ___. It can do only what member nations allow it to do.
palatable
omnipotent
sophomoric
Teenagers aren't the only people whose behavior might at times be considered ___.
omnipotent
sophomoric
copioius
I tried not to ___ from the directions in the owner's manual.
allocate
deviate
spontaneous
Successful political candidates soon learn how to handle tough questions fired at them by ___ reporters.
emaciated
brash
limpid
Political opponents often show ___ to one another during election season.
omnipotence
inkling
rancor
There can be no ___ for the pain ans suffering that your carelessness has caused.
indemnity
poignancy
inkling
My travels have shown me that many exotic foods that I once considered disgusting are really quite ___.
sophomoric
spontaneous
palatable
antonym for copious
plenty
inadequate
unclear
hard-working
synonym for palatable
praiseworthy
touching
abundant
tasty
antonym for omnipotent
disgusting
powerful
weak
emotional
