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Word knowledge

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emphasize most nearly means?

a)

Justify

b)

Demean

c)

Calculate

d)

Accentuate

2.

Frolic means?

a)

Play

b)

Fidget

c)

Amuse

d)

Entertain

3.

Inept most nearly means?

a)

Selfish

b)

Silly

c)

Bungling

d)

Choosy

e)

Dull

4.

Adage most nearly means?

a)

Receipt

b)

Farewell

c)

Proverb

d)

Sum

5.

Admonition most nearly means?

a)

Warning

b)

Approval

c)

Pressure

d)

Recognition

6.

Decry nearly means?

a)

Disparage

b)

Commend

c)

Distribute

d)

Exalt

7.

Moratorium nearly mean?

a)

Review

b)

Disclosure

c)

Probability

d)

Suspension

8.

Cajole nearly means?

a)

Acquire

b)

Harmonize

c)

Wheedle

d)

Discourage

9.

Most companies have a policy against nepotism.

a)

Stealing

b)

Fund raising

c)

Hiring relatives

d)

Dating co-workers

10.

Contentious nearly means?

a)

Accomplished

b)

Quarrelsome

c)

Greedy

d)

Informal

11.

Unpretentious most nearly means?

a)

Simple

b)

Forgiving

c)

Complicated

d)

Inappropriate

12.

Broach nearly means?

a)

Justify

b)

Forget

c)

Ignore

d)

Mention

13.

Communique nearly means?

a)

Order

b)

Ritual

c)

Message

d)

Expression

14.

virulent nearly means?

a)

Soft

b)

Sour

c)

Powerful

d)

Abrasive

15.

Lambaste nearly means?

a)

Honor

b)

Cajole

c)

Initiate

d)

Chastise

16.

We will long remember our perilous leader.

a)

Length

b)

Primitive

c)

chaotic

d)

Hazardous

17.

Complexity most nearly means?

a)

Majority

b)

Intricacy

c)

Entirely

d)

Simplicity

18.

Prestige nearly means?

a)

Status

b)

Assurance

c)

Skepticism

d)

Consideration

19.

Projectile nearly means?

a)

Assignment

b)

Machine

c)

Missile

d)

Column

20.

Surplus nearly means?

a)

Advantage

b)

Excess

c)

Summit

d)

Junk

21.

Nurture nearly means?

a)

Acquire

b)

Neglect

c)

Cultivate

d)

Regulate

22.

Oppressive nearly means?

a)

Inaccurate

b)

Tyrannical

c)

Contrary

d)

Painful

23.

Inaugurate nearly means?

a)

Inspire

b)

Induct

c)

Transfer

d)

Reconcile

24.

You’ll just have to grope your way through the darkness.

a)

Shield

b)

Charge

c)

Hasten

d)

Fumble

25.

Quarantine nearly means?

a)

Suggest

b)

Substitute

c)

Posses

d)

Isolate

26.

Blemish nearly means?

a)

Defect

b)

Blend

c)

Shame

d)

Decoration

27.

I’m pleased you want to condemn his behavior.

a)

Copy

b)

Change

c)

Approve of

d)

Disapprove of

28.

You’re invited to my abode.

a)

Home

b)

office

c)

Wedding

d)

Graduation

29.

Fervently nearly means?

a)

Passionately

b)

Expectantly

c)

Fancifully

d)

Painfully

30.

Devout nearly means?

a)

Open

b)

Pious

c)

Loose

d)

Wicked