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Sadlier_Level A_Units 1-3

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

a)

sheepish

b)

oaf

c)

serene

d)

incomprehensible

2.

Mimic

a)

person who does imitations

b)

person who attacks violently

c)

person who pretends to be what they are not

d)

to make fun of

3.

(v.) to represent or show in the form of a picture

a)

constrain

b)

confront

c)

depict

d)

encompass

4.

A fair judge and jury should be...

a)

arid

b)

adverse

c)

contemporaries

d)

disinterested

5.

(v.) to challenge, to oppose, to meet

a)

encompass

b)

confront

c)

depict

d)

ruffle

6.

Some people suffer a(n) _____ reaction if they eat shellfish.

a)

contemporary

b)

maximum

c)

incomprehensible

d)

adverse

7.

Eliot's_____ fear of hurting themself during exercise has left them weak and out of shape.

a)

groundless

b)

arid

c)

hypocritical

d)

sheepish

8.

Contemporary

a)

a person of the same time

b)

belonging to the same time period as oneself

c)

person who attacks violently

d)

a low drumbeat

9.

What kind of person might attack their victim violently?

a)

hypocrite

b)

manipulator

c)

contemporary

d)

assailant

10.

Greyson, who always said one thing but did something else entirely, was regarded by her peers as a(n) _____.

a)

mimic

b)

sage

c)

hypocrite

d)

assailant

11.

Yvonne finds the beach to be _____ so she travels there to reflect on her life and feel inner calmness.

a)

serene

b)

sheepish

c)

groundless

d)

arid

12.

Waves, like ships' sails, are often described as...

a)

serene

b)

constraining

c)

billowing

d)

mimicking

13.

Casey, a black-belt in karate, is able to _____ nunchucks so well, it's like they are a part of his body.

a)

manipulate

b)

encompass

c)

ruffle

d)

confront

14.

(v.) to encircle; to include

a)

stamina

b)

constrain

c)

encompass

d)

maximum

15.

(n.) the strength needed to keep going

a)

stamina

b)

serenity

c)

incomprehensible

d)

arid

16.

(v.) to wrinkle; (n.) a ripple

a)

billow

b)

manipulate

c)

mimic

d)

ruffle

17.

The homeowner _____ the would-be burglar until the police arrived and were able to properly arrest her.

a)

manipulated

b)

constrained

c)

ruffled

d)

assailed

18.

The postage stamp will pay for a letter the _____ weight of 1 ounce; any heavier and you'd better put on 2 stamps!

a)

maximum

b)

stamina

c)

depiction

d)

confront

19.

Jordan's mouth felt _____ after hiking all morning without their water bottle.

a)

ruffled

b)

incomprehensible

c)

serene

d)

arid

20.

Shannon was _____ after his wisdom teeth removal and even his mom didn't know what he was talking about!

a)

arid

b)

hypocritical

c)

incomprehensible

d)

disinterested

21.

someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained

a)

queue

b)

enigma

c)

barrage

d)

vow

22.

to lie in wait for and attack, ambush

a)

slake

b)

infuriate

c)

waylay

d)

barrage

23.

wise

a)

waylay

b)

pacifist

c)

slake

d)

sage

24.

to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end

a)

bigot

b)

gloat

c)

slake

d)

waylay

25.

a line of people waiting for something; to form a line

a)

wither

b)

terrain

c)

barrage

d)

queue

26.

Lilies are delicate and will ____________ quickly if not protected from the hot sun.

a)

wither

b)

vow

27.

World War II was a truly ____________ struggle, fought in all parts of the world by people of every race and background.

a)

global

b)

pacifist

28.

Has it ever occurred to you that your belief that you are a superior person and a natural leader may be no more than a(n) ________________?

a)

barrage

b)

illusion

29.

As you have so many prejudices of your own, you should think twice before you accuse other people of being ________.

a)

enigmas

b)

bigots

30.

Entangled in the trapper's net, the ____________ lion thrashed at the ropes and roared in helpless anger.

a)

infuriated

b)

withered

31.

President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to survey water routes, animals, plant life, and the __________ of the Louisiana Territory.

a)

terrain

b)

waylay

32.

By the time you are old enough to enter the workforce, many __________________ that are important today may not even exist anymore.

a)

sages

b)

vocations

33.

Because Sam is so good at stealing bases, he has become the ____________ runner for our baseball team.

a)

slake

b)

designated

34.

She is never bored because she has a great __________ of interests, ranging from folk dancing to mathematics.

a)

enigma

b)

diversity

35.

The United States has laws that __________ the numbers and kinds of immigrants allowed to enter this country.

a)

restrict

b)

waylay

36.

A great teacher not only makes the material of the course understandable, but also _____________ the students to want to learn more.

a)

infuriates

b)

motivates

37.

A good loser doesn't sulk over defeat; a good winner does not ___________ after victory.

a)

gloat

b)

vow

38.

Many hippies in the late 1960s identified as __________ and protested often; they were against all wars, not just the Vietnam War.

a)

pacifists

b)

enigmas

39.

No matter what it may cost me to carry out, I will never break my sacred __________.

a)

vow.

b)

illusion.

40.

The press secretary faced a ____________ of questions about possible impeachment of the president.

a)

barrage

b)

terrain

41.

to leave abandon

a)

apparel

b)

recede

c)

forsake

d)

douse

42.

to irritate, vex

a)

denounce

b)

irk

c)

expressly

d)

beseige

43.

plainly, in so many words

a)

expressly

b)

immensely

c)

outright

d)

ingeniously

44.

showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness

a)

instantaneous

b)

gainful

c)

ingenious

d)

inept

45.

a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

a)

misgiving

b)

oaf

c)

dispatch

d)

repast

46.

to go or move backward

a)

libel

b)

irk

c)

recede

d)

douse

47.

done in an instant

a)

ingenious

b)

inept

c)

instantaneous

d)

famished

48.

to send off or out for a purpose

a)

forsake

b)

compress

c)

irk

d)

dispatch

49.

to attack with military forces

a)

recede

b)

beseige

c)

douse

d)

forsake

50.

suffering severely from lack of something

a)

instantaneous

b)

inept

c)

famished

d)

gainful

51.

a stupid person

a)

misgiving

b)

dispatch

c)

repast

d)

oaf

52.

to accuse formally

a)

denounce

b)

forsake

c)

libel

d)

besiege

53.

a statement that unfairly harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made

a)

repast

b)

compress

c)

libel

d)

dispatch

54.

to press together

a)

compress

b)

douse

c)

forsake

d)

apparel

55.

clothing

a)

libel

b)

oaf

c)

apparel

d)

dispatch

56.

to plunge into a liquid, drench

a)

beseige

b)

forsake

c)

recede

d)

douse

57.

a meal, food

a)

dispatch

b)

compress

c)

repast

d)

apparel

58.

very large or great

a)

inept

b)

immense

c)

gainful

d)

ingenious

59.

totally without skill or appropriateness

a)

immense

b)

gainful

c)

famished

d)

inept

60.

profitable

a)

famished

b)

gainful

c)

ingenious

d)

instantaneous

61.

a rapid, large-scale outpouring of something

a)

diversity

b)

queue

c)

barrage

d)

enigma

62.

an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person

a)

pacifist

b)

bigot

c)

sage

d)

gloat

63.

to indicate, point out; to appoint

a)

designate

b)

slake

c)

illusion

d)

diversity

64.

difference, variety, a condition of having many different types or forms

a)

infuriate

b)

barrage

c)

terrain

d)

diversity

65.

someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained

a)

queue

b)

enigma

c)

barrage

d)

vow

66.

to lie in wait for and attack, ambush

a)

slake

b)

infuriate

c)

waylay

d)

barrage

67.

to dry up, wilt, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small

a)

wither

b)

waylay

c)

sage

d)

motivate

68.

to look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in

a)

bigot

b)

gloat

c)

pacifist

d)

restrict

69.

of, relating to, or involving the entire world

a)

diversity

b)

global

c)

queue

d)

vocation

70.

wise

a)

waylay

b)

pacifist

c)

slake

d)

sage

71.

to make very angry, enrage

a)

illusion

b)

restrict

c)

infuriate

d)

designate

72.

to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end

a)

bigot

b)

gloat

c)

slake

d)

waylay

73.

a false idea; something that one seems to see or to be aware of that really does not exist

a)

illusion

b)

barrage

c)

enigma

d)

pacifist

74.

any trade, profession, or occupation

a)

pacifist

b)

vocation

c)

bigot

d)

vow

75.

a line of people waiting for something; to form a line

a)

wither

b)

terrain

c)

barrage

d)

queue

76.

the landscape, especially its physical features or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge

a)

terrain

b)

sage

c)

global

d)

queue

77.

to provide with a reason for doing; to push on to some goal

a)

designate

b)

illusion

c)

motivate

d)

vocation

78.

a solemn or sacred promise or pledge

a)

vocation

b)

vow

c)

slake

d)

waylay

79.

to keep within set limits; to confine

a)

restrict

b)

barrage

c)

gloat

d)

vow

80.

to lie in wait for and attack, ambush

a)

slake

b)

barrage

c)

wither

d)

waylay