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The Giver - Vocabulary practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Teasing with the promise of something unobtainable

a)

lethargy

b)

isolated

c)

tantalizing

d)

haphazard

2.

as NOT to be seen or heard

a)

stealthily

b)

prominent

c)

grim

d)

aptitude

3.

a large group of people

a)

dejected

b)

horde

c)

exempted

d)

fragile

4.

ability to understand another's feelings

a)

exempted

b)

gravitating

c)

isolated

d)

empathetically

5.

making twisting movements

a)

ominous

b)

immobilized

c)

emblem

d)

writhing

6.

make less intense

a)

assuage

b)

adherence

c)

solemn

d)

fleeting

7.

severe mental or physical pain or suffering; torment, agony, misery

a)

wryly

b)

invigorating

c)

anguished

d)

weary

8.

a gentle warning, recommendation, reprimand

a)

admonition

b)

sinuous

c)

successor

d)

surged

9.

tiredness as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep

a)

wryly

b)

wincing

c)

weary

d)

basking

10.

very cold in temperature

a)

torrent

b)

frigid

c)

wheedle

d)

avert

11.

a lively, cheerful, self-confident manner

a)

jaunty

b)

prestige

c)

basking

d)

solemn

12.

extreme attention to detail

a)

empowered

b)

vital

c)

avert

d)

meticulously

13.

to gather into a crowd or mass

a)

exuberant

b)

emblem

c)

congregated

d)

droning

14.

unsettling, troubling, disturbing,

a)

disquieting

b)

throng

c)

torrent

d)

infraction

15.

bad-tempered, cross, impatient

a)

gravitating

b)

petulantly

c)

fragile

d)

wheedle

16.

brittle, breakable, damaged, flimsy

a)

grim

b)

vital

c)

fragile

d)

successor

17.

taunt, mock, ridicule, tease

a)

vital

b)

aptitude

c)

surged

d)

jeering

18.

talent, gift, ability

a)

lapse

b)

transgression

c)

assuage

d)

aptitude

19.

far away from other people, buildings, or places; remote

a)

isolated

b)

haphazard

c)

subsided

d)

prodded

20.

lack of energy and enthusiasm

a)

stealthily

b)

lethargy

c)

basking

d)

prestige

21.

free from obligation imposed by others

a)

dejected

b)

solemn

c)

exempted

d)

horde

22.

sad and depressed

a)

empowered

b)

immobilized

c)

vital

d)

dejected

23.

formal, serious

a)

surged

b)

haphazard

c)

isolated

d)

solemn

24.

the impression that something bad is going to happen

a)

assuage

b)

ominous

c)

assimilated

d)

basking

25.

prevent something from moving or operating as normal

a)

wheedle

b)

vital

c)

immobilized

d)

wryly

26.

become less intense, violent, or severe

a)

subsided

b)

sinuous

c)

successor

d)

tantalizing

27.

lasting for a very short time, momentary, short-lived, transitory, fading

a)

admonititon

b)

fleeting

c)

anguished

d)

vital

28.

slight involuntary grimace in anticipation of pain

a)

frigid

b)

prestige

c)

wincing

d)

piecemeal

29.

something that impedes or prevents progress

a)

weary

b)

frigid

c)

basking

d)

obstruction

30.

intensely painful

a)

avert

b)

meticulously

c)

excruciating

d)

lapse

31.

respect and admiration based on achievements

a)

prestige

b)

admonition

c)

piecemeal

d)

vital

32.

turn away one's eyes or thoughts

a)

jaunty

b)

avert

c)

surged

d)

isolated

33.

poke with a finger, foot, or object to move something along

a)

emblem

b)

trangressions

c)

exuberant

d)

prodded

34.

symbolic object as a distinctive badge

a)

throng

b)

emblem

c)

lapse

d)

empowered

35.

an offense; an act that goes against a law or rule

a)

congregated

b)

lethargy

c)

transgressions

d)

aptitude

36.

reprimand, rebuke, admonish, scold, discipline, berate, punish

a)

vital

b)

chastise

c)

grim

d)

fragile

37.

dull, monotonous, bored

a)

prominent

b)

aptitude

c)

jeering

d)

droning

38.

depressing, dark, bleak, dreadful

a)

grim

b)

vital

c)

horde

d)

wryly

39.

essential, necessary, crucial, key, indispensable

a)

invigorating

b)

wheedle

c)

vital

d)

prodded

40.

coax, cajole, entice, charm

a)

petulantly

b)

successor

c)

grim

d)

wheedle

41.

lacking organization

a)

isolated

b)

haphazard

c)

prominent

d)

lapse

42.

retiring or giving up a position

a)

resignation

b)

surged

c)

admonition

d)

immobilized

43.

having authority or power to do something

a)

dejected

b)

exempted

c)

empathetically

d)

empowered

44.

a sudden powerful forward or upward movement

a)

solemn

b)

surged

c)

vital

d)

grim

45.

coming after another; heir, descendant, beneficiary

a)

ominous

b)

crescendo

c)

throng

d)

successor

46.

give strength or energy

a)

invigorating

b)

wryly

c)

weary

d)

assuage

47.

having many curves and turns; winding, twisting, meandering

a)

fleeting

b)

sinous

c)

anguished

d)

wryly

48.

in a way that expresses dry, mocking humor, distorted, sarcastic, contorted

a)

assimilated

b)

subsided

c)

admonition

d)

wryly

49.

to fully understand

a)

anguished

b)

fleeting

c)

assimilated

d)

prominent

50.

to revel in making the most of something

a)

basking

b)

frigid

c)

obstruction

d)

weary

51.

a copious downpour, strong and fast-moving

a)

aptitude

b)

weary

c)

torrent

d)

sinous

52.

loudest point reached in a progressive increase of sound or intensity

a)

crescendo

b)

piecemeal

c)

prestige

d)

avert

53.

temporary failure of concentration, judgement, or memory

a)

lapse

b)

jaunty

c)

adherence

d)

vital

54.

partial measures taken over a period of time

a)

crescendo

b)

prestige

c)

piecemeal

d)

excruciating

55.

lively energy and excitement

a)

exuberant

b)

prodded

c)

throng

d)

disquieting

56.

a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals

a)

infraction

b)

throng

c)

emblem

d)

aptitude

57.

transgression or breach

a)

vital

b)

aptitude

c)

grim

d)

infraction

58.

lean, move, drift

a)

gravitating

b)

petulantly

c)

chastise

d)

fragile

59.

loyalty, obediance, faithfulness

a)

jeering

b)

adherence

c)

wheedle

d)

prominent

60.

important, leading, distinguished

a)

fragile

b)

prominent

c)

droning

d)

chastise