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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
My friend complained of chronic back pain. Choose the definition of the underlined word.
simple and easy to deal with
continuing for a long time
impressive
to bounce back after difficulties
The extra bills every month caused our savings to dwindle.
increase
double in size
Choose poorly
become less and less
That lady always talks to herself and wears a big hat with feathers. She is nice but a bit eccentric.
very common
slightly strange
tall
short
He is not a good swimmer. When he goes out too far he tends to flounder in the water.
struggle helplessly
lacking order, unplanned
Loud and noisy
use imagination
After several hours of cleaning and organizing, the meticulous kitchen was ready for the realtor.
messy and disorganized
full of mistakes
plain and simple
showing great attention to detail
Since his friend loaned him a large sum of money, he felt obliged to pay him back quickly.
willing to help
sentimental
bound to an action morally or legally
having no idea which option to choose
This paper is plagiarized. I found large sections of it online.
to use someone else's work and pretend it is your own
creative and expressive
making excuses for mistakes
added to something that already exists
The wind blew through the front door. All the items on the shelf were askew.
precise and orderly
expensive and rare
randomly made in a hurried fashion
Not straight or in a level position
I couldn't find the book I was looking for because nothing was labeled, everything was placed in a haphazard manner.
planned out - orderly
foolish and silly
lacking order, not planned out
calm and quiet
Doing a backflip on ice skates was inconceivable before they saw someone do it successfully.
Not able to imagine or grasp mentally
commonplace, something that happens every day
having no fashion sense
moving in sequence
The judge had compassion on the poor man and the penalty was pretty lenient.
strict or heavy
attention to detail
mild or tolerent
lacking order
The tornado tore through and obliterated the town.
to rebuild
small pieces of rubble
to convince someone
to destroy completely
She showed a lot of resilience by coming back to perform after that fall.
to bounce back after difficulties
to quit without giving notice
to organize and plan
not straight or level
All the dust in the air tends to tarnish the silver vases.
to wreck completely
to polish until bright
to destroy the shine of something
to put in order
During the zombie apocalypse we must be vigilant so we can give the people warning in enough time.
to be made up of
formally put an end to
keep a careful watch for possible danger
not able to imagine or grasp
When the bell rang early, the clamor of the children filled the halls.
loud, confused noise
silence
showing a good understanding of something
not straight or level
