WorksheetsVocabulary Energizers Ch. 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
I am lucky to have parents who don't __________ me from going places with my friends without an adult.
impede
expedite
stigmatize
pander
It was a ____________ task to move houses as we are not an organized family.
quixotic
herculean
cynical
stoical
When my mother wants me to do something, she knows to ____________ to me by bringing me home ice cream.
thwart
expedite
pander
hinder
Anyone who makes a video titled "Why I Have No Faith in Humanity" is probably a __________ person.
quixotic
impeded
cynical
herculean
In basketball, we played a team that constantly faced defeat, and they began to have a _________ attached to their name.
pandemonium
stigma
pandemonium
avocation
When I play basketball and get injured, I remain _________ and continue to play.
stoical
herculean
cynical
quixotic
I was being ____________ when I thought I could save the world by donating clothing to Goodwill.
cynical
herculean
quixotic
vociferous
Towel drying my hair after I get out of the pool help __________ the drying process.
impede
expedite
equivocate
pander
Which of these words comes from this chapter's root meaning "call"?
pandemonium
bowdlerize
vociferous
impede
comes from the story of a knight who attempts impossible feats, such as fighting a windmill be believes to be a monster
herculean
quixotic
stigma
bowdlerize
comes from the name for the capital of Hell in a well-known epic poem
bowdlerize
equivocate
pandemonium
irrevocable
The _______________ scent of the seafood gumbo lured me into the Cajun restaurant near the wharf.
quixotic
herculean
stoical
evocative
When we _____________________ American classics such as "Huckleberry Finn," we take away their power to tell the truth.
expedite
equivocate
bowdlerize
impede
Removing a child from a warm, loving home and placing him in a cold, abusive one can cause ________________ damage.
vociferous
cynical
irrevocable
evocative
"Voc" means
look, see
feeling, suffering, disease
voice, call
bad
a synonym for "bowdlerize"
expurgate
colossal
bedlam
chimerical
an antonym for "stigma"
accolade
thwart
serenity
onus
It took ___________ strength and a major surge of adrenaline for the man to lift the car off the child.
irrevocable
quixotic
stoical
herculean
synonym for "cynical"
derisive
imperturbable
fanciful
colossal
antonym for "quixotic"
impassive
pragmatic
titanic
volatile
