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WorksheetsSadlier Vocabulary Units 10-12
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
(adj.) To be regretted or pitied.
a)
lamentable
b)
allure
c)
disheveled
d)
retribution
2.
(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly.
a)
exponent
b)
crestfallen
c)
askew
d)
blithe
3.
(v.) to desire something belonging to another.
a)
garrulous
b)
covet
c)
allure
d)
contentious
4.
(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name.
a)
sonorous
b)
insuperable
c)
misnomer
d)
acquiesce
5.
(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast.
a)
insuperable
b)
respite
c)
vanguard
d)
crestfallen
6.
(n.) a wasteful person; a good-for-nothing.
a)
wastrel
b)
insuperable
c)
contentious
d)
blithe
7.
(adj.) Incapable of being overcome.
a)
allure
b)
askew
c)
insuperable
d)
sinuous
8.
(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound.
a)
sinuous
b)
sonorous
c)
misnomer
d)
askew
9.
(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attracted to
(n.) a strong attraction.
(n.) a strong attraction.
a)
acquiesce
b)
sinuous
c)
respite
d)
allure
10.
(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field.
a)
retribution
b)
vanguard
c)
wastrel
d)
garrulous
11.
(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit.
a)
askew
b)
insuperable
c)
profess
d)
acquiesce
12.
(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
a)
misnomer
b)
profess
c)
blithe
d)
covet
13.
(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted, casual.
a)
blithe
b)
garrulous
c)
lamentable
d)
sonorous
14.
(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
a)
blithe
b)
sonorous
c)
askew
d)
sinuous
15.
(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast
a)
disheveled
b)
crestfallen
c)
insuperable
d)
lamentable
16.
(n.) a period of relief or rest
a)
acquiesce
b)
exponent
c)
respite
d)
allure
17.
(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue.
a)
garrulous
b)
retribution
c)
wastrel
d)
contentious
18.
(n.) a repayment, a deserved punishment.
a)
vanguard
b)
exponent
c)
lamentable
d)
retribution
19.
(adj.) rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder.
a)
disheveled
b)
lamentable
c)
wastrel
d)
misnomer
20.
(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains; a math term indicating power to which a number or symbol is raised.
a)
blithe
b)
exponent
c)
retribution
d)
vanguard
21.
(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of
(n.) a measure of depth in water
(n.) a measure of depth in water
a)
guile
b)
fathom
c)
endemic
d)
potent
22.
(adj.) calm, peaceful
a)
placid
b)
exemplary
c)
placate
d)
fathom
23.
(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
a)
guile
b)
placate
c)
pretext
d)
allude
24.
(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit
a)
guile
b)
disreputable
c)
endemic
d)
stark
25.
(adj.) powerful; highly effective
a)
clairvoyant
b)
guile
c)
potent
d)
obnoxious
26.
(adj.) supernaturally perceptive
(n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers
(n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers
a)
clairvoyant
b)
guile
c)
superficial
d)
potent
27.
(n.) honesty, high moral standards; unimpaired condition
a)
conclusive
b)
pretext
c)
itinerary
d)
integrity
28.
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
a)
stark
b)
pretext
c)
endemic
d)
guile
29.
(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
a)
conclusive
b)
allude
c)
integrity
d)
reparation
30.
(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel
a)
fathom
b)
pretext
c)
allude
d)
itinerary
31.
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth
a)
stark
b)
protrude
c)
fathom
d)
placate
32.
(adj.) not respectable or esteemed
a)
disreputable
b)
exemplary
c)
integrity
d)
reparation
33.
(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
a)
placate
b)
fathom
c)
conclusive
d)
misconstrue
34.
(n.) a payment made for a wrong or an injury
a)
pretext
b)
reparation
c)
endemic
d)
guile
35.
(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people
a)
itinerary
b)
endemic
c)
allude
d)
potent
36.
(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
a)
disreputable
b)
guile
c)
superficial
d)
obnoxious
37.
(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate
a)
stark
b)
guile
c)
disreputable
d)
endemic
38.
(adj.) worthy of imitation, serving as a model
a)
allude
b)
exemplary
c)
integrity
d)
pretext
39.
(adj.) on or near the surface; shallow
a)
clairvoyant
b)
placate
c)
superficial
d)
guile
40.
(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
a)
placate
b)
allude
c)
reparation
d)
pretext
41.
to avoid or shun
a)
abjure
b)
inveterate
c)
clandestine
d)
quell
42.
harsh in taste or odor; sharp temper
a)
elated
b)
indelible
c)
acrid
d)
nocturnal
43.
majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
a)
platitude
b)
august
c)
tangible
d)
irrelevant
44.
emotionally hardened, unfeeling
a)
indelible
b)
abjure
c)
quiescent
d)
callous
45.
to meditate; think about at length
a)
ruminate
b)
tacit
c)
conflagration
d)
indulgent
46.
secret, concealed; underhanded
a)
compunction
b)
clandestine
c)
trenchant
d)
callous
47.
remorse, regret
a)
irrelevant
b)
conflagration
c)
compunction
d)
nocturnal
48.
a large destructive fire
a)
conflagration
b)
acrid
c)
quell
d)
platitude
49.
extremely pleased; in high spirits
a)
august
b)
indulgent
c)
tangible
d)
elated
50.
not able to be erased or removed; memorable
a)
inveterate
b)
indelible
c)
clandestine
d)
tacit
51.
yielding to the wishes and demands of others
a)
indelible
b)
abjure
c)
platitude
d)
indulgent
52.
firmly established; habitual
a)
inveterate
b)
elated
c)
compunction
d)
quiescent
53.
not connected with or relevant
a)
elated
b)
acrid
c)
irrelevant
d)
tacit
54.
occurring in the night; under cover of darkness
a)
tangible
b)
quell
c)
indelible
d)
nocturnal
55.
a remark used too often to be meaningful
a)
ruminate
b)
august
c)
platitude
d)
clandestine
56.
to subdue; put down forcibly
a)
quiescent
b)
irrelevant
c)
compunction
d)
quell
57.
inactive; at rest
a)
quiescent
b)
trenchant
c)
indelible
d)
acrid
58.
unspoken, silent, implied
a)
trenchant
b)
tacit
c)
callous
d)
elated
59.
real, concrete, capable of being touched
a)
tangible
b)
clandestine
c)
conflagration
d)
callous
60.
forceful, effective, insightful
a)
quell
b)
acrid
c)
trenchant
d)
irrelevant
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