WorksheetsWorldly Wise Vocabulary 12 Lesson 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Identify the antonym of the underlined word: The editor published a heartfelt encomium for the work of the Red Cross on the organization's centennial.
Advetisement
Tribute
Condemnation
Testimonial
Complete the sentence: Dario's decision to take the earlier train suggested __________ when he learned that the later train had derailed.
Sedulous
Prescience
Trenchant
Demagoguery
Find the synonym of the underlined word: Though Dan cited several credible reasons for quitting the team, Jeanne's trenchant attack on his excuses forced him to admit that his real reason was his insecurity.
Gentle
Mean
Angry
Perceptive
Find the synonym of the underlined word: The children's writer searched for years for an illustrator to delineate her characters the way she imagined them.
understand
describe
draw
animate
Despite our pleadings, Maisie remained ___________ in her determination to hike the hazardous trail.
Trenchant
Obdurate
Covert
Prescience
Which of the following is most likely to engage in demagoguery?
politician
teacher
designer
accountant
Where are you most likely to find a protagonist?
Courtroom
Gym
Novel
Airplane
The intelligence operation was supposed to be ________, but sophisticated technology revealed it.
Covert
Trenchant
Sedulous
Bibulous
Supporters of prohibition believed that if people's bibulous tendencies could be _____ that a utopian society could be achieved.
ignored
encouraged
abolished
refined
Susan insisted that she prefers linen napkins because they are more _______ than paper napkins.
Trenchant
Sedulous
Bibulous
Permanent
"To be or not to be ----,"______ the actor, "that is the question."
Maintained
Coalesced
Delineated
Declaimed
Which of the following is least likely to be described as a utopia?
Dude Ranch
Mountain Chalet
Jail Cell
Beach House
Identify the antonym for the underlined word: Two high-school clubs, "Students for Breathable Air" and "Students for Drinkable Water," coalesced into "Students for a Clean Environment."
Evolved
Joined
Splintered
Transformed
General Lee's ___________ remarks to the Army of Virginia were tinged with sadness.
Bibulous
Sedulous
Trenchant
Valedictory
After the blizzard, the snow removal crews were _______ in their efforts to clear the streets.
Flexible
Sedulous
Prescient
Covert
The movie director's ________ hung on his every word.
Negotiators
Demagogues
Acolytes
Soldiers
