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ENG 8, Vocab. 9

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over the years, she _______a huge collection of Harry Potter merchandise.

a)

fledgling

b)

bravado

c)

amassed

d)

lavished

2.

"Passed away" is a ______ for death.

a)

euphemism

b)

fledgling

c)

menagerie

d)

profusion

3.

The team_____on the bus ride home after their loss.

a)

amassed

b)

lavished

c)

commiserated

d)

deterred

4.

The little girl had a _______ of stuffed animals on her bed.

a)

collection

b)

bravado

c)

menagerie

d)

deterrent

5.

The recently discovered dinosaur bones are a _____connection to our past.

a)

skittish

b)

lavish

c)

profusion

d)

tangible

6.

Because of his foolish ______, he barely escaped drowning in the rough surf.

a)

bravado

b)

fledgling

c)

profusion

d)

commiserate

7.

The_____writer could use the benefit of a good editor.

a)

lavish

b)

occult

c)

fledgling

d)

tangible

8.

The ______horse stood on his hind legs when the rabbit rushed by him.

a)

haphazard

b)

fanatical

c)

sage

d)

skittish

9.

Her father taught her that she should never let anything______her in her goal of going to college.

a)

undulate

b)

deter

c)

repudiate

d)

maim

10.

Following their dance teacher's lead, the students_____around the room in a curvy motion.

a)

scoff

b)

quip

c)

undulate

d)

rebuff

11.

The____show about a group of teenage witches living together is one of the highest rated shows on TV.

a)

tangible

b)

tedious

c)

occult

d)

solemn

12.

A_____of ice on the roads and interstates has caused the governor to issue a state of emergency.

a)

menagerie

b)

profusion

c)

lassitude

d)

denunciation

13.

The author became a _____; he had everything delivered because he never wanted to leave his house.

a)

socialite

b)

celebrity

c)

recluse

d)

fledgling

14.

Because I have______tastes, I work hard to earn a salary that allows me to buy fine things.

a)

fledgling

b)

cheap

c)

peripheral

d)

lavish

15.

He saw in his _____vision that a car was trying to pass him.

a)

occult

b)

peripheral

c)

rearview

d)

night

16.

a synonym for fledgling is...

a)

experienced

b)

novice

c)

gigantic

d)

beautiful

17.

a synonym for lavish is...

a)

opulent

b)

sparkly

c)

meager

d)

plain

18.

an antonym for bravado is...

a)

bravery

b)

encourage

c)

modesty

d)

stingy

19.

an antonym for skittish is...

a)

relaxed

b)

nervous

c)

restless

d)

rainbow

20.

an antonym for recluse is...

a)

outermost

b)

socialite

c)

hermit

d)

ripple

21.

a synonym for undulate is...

a)

stagnant

b)

glassy

c)

still

d)

ripple

22.

a synonym for amass is...

a)

solid

b)

distribute

c)

smooth

d)

accumulate

23.

to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit

a)

amass

b)

commiserate

c)

deter

d)

lavish

24.

a showy or false display of courage

a)

fledgling

b)

bravado

c)

menagerie

d)

profusion

25.

to sympathize

a)

undulate

b)

amass

c)

commiserate

d)

deter

26.

to prevent from doing or happening

a)

lavish

b)

commiserate

c)

undulate

d)

deter

27.

an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term

a)

euphemism

b)

bravado

c)

fledgling

d)

recluse

28.

an inexperienced person

a)

recluse

b)

fledgling

c)

profusion

d)

menagerie

29.

to give generously and extravagantly

a)

commiserate

b)

undulate

c)

lavish

d)

amass

30.

a collection of animals on display

a)

recluse

b)

profusion

c)

bravado

d)

menagerie

31.

of or dealing with magic or the supernatural

a)

occult

b)

lavish

c)

peripheral

d)

tangible

32.

of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary

a)

skittish

b)

peripheral

c)

occult

d)

tangible

33.

a great quantity or amount; an abundance

a)

amass

b)

menagerie

c)

profusion

d)

recluse

34.

a person who lives a secluded, solitary life

a)

profusion

b)

bravado

c)

euphemism

d)

recluse

35.

nervously exitable

a)

skittish

b)

peripheral

c)

tangible

d)

lavish

36.

actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses

a)

peripheral

b)

tangible

c)

occult

d)

fledgling

37.

to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion

a)

profusion

b)

amass

c)

undulate

d)

deter