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Vocabulary Unit 8 Definitions Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Disingenuous

a)

being insincere/ false pretenses

b)

to make something holy

c)

a lack of feelings or emotions

d)

fearful and anxious

2.

apprehensive

a)

being insincere/ false pretenses

b)

to make something holy

c)

a lack of feelings or emotions

d)

fearful and anxious

3.

consecrate

a)

being insincere/ false pretenses

b)

to make something holy

c)

a lack feelings or emotions

d)

fearful and anxious

4.

apathy

a)

being insincere/ false pretenses

b)

to make something holy

c)

a lack feelings or emotions

d)

fearful and anxious

5.

animosity

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to be able to get along with/ to match with

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

old and feeble

6.

decrepit

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to be able to get along with/ to match with

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

old and feeble

7.

commiseration

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to be able to get along with/ to match with

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

old and feeble

8.

compatible

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to be able to get along with/ to match with

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

old and feeble

9.

deride

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to mock/ to ridicule

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

old and feeble

10.

commend

a)

a strong dislike/a hatred towards something

b)

to be able to get along with/ to match with

c)

the act of showing sorrow or sympathy for someone

d)

to praise

11.

Multifarious

Prefix: MULTI ---

multitude/multiple/multiply

a)

eating everything

b)

numerous and diverse

c)

out of date or no longer in use

d)

a dilemma/ a problem

12.

quandary

a)

eating everything

b)

numerous and diverse

c)

out of date or no longer in use

d)

a dilemma/ a problem

13.

omnivorous

PREFIX: OMNI---

Think OMNISCIENT/ OMNIPOTENT

a)

eating everything

b)

numerous and diverse

c)

out of date or no longer in use

d)

a dilemma/ a problem

14.

obsolete

a)

eating everything

b)

numerous and diverse

c)

out of date or no longer in use

d)

a dilemma/ a problem

15.

parsimonious

a)

disobedient

b)

to celebrate

c)

retaliation/done in revenge

d)

stingy

(not wanting to spend money)

16.

revel

a)

disobedient

b)

to celebrate

c)

retaliation/done in revenge

d)

stingy

(not wanting to spend money)

17.

recalcitrant

a)

disobedient

b)

to celebrate

c)

retaliation/done in revenge

d)

stingy

(not wanting to spend money)

18.

reprisal

a)

disobedient

b)

to celebrate

c)

retaliation/done in revenge

d)

stingy

(not wanting to spend money)

19.

Stultify

a)

something that is out of date

b)

polite and agreeable; being "smooth"

c)

to make something useless

d)

to take pleasure

20.

Suave

a)

something that is out of date

b)

polite and agreeable; being "smooth"

c)

to make something useless

d)

to take pleasure