WorksheetsFourth Nine Weeks Vocabulary Week 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
John's agent told him that he needed to_______ some of the content of his novel so that it would be under 400 pages.
a)
abridge
b)
advocate
c)
fetter
d)
serene
2.
Let us hope these thin walls are _________ to the freezing cold tonight!
a)
taciturn
b)
opulent
c)
impervious
d)
tantamount
3.
Many people _________ building more gymnasiums.
a)
fetter
b)
advocate
c)
abridge
d)
serene
4.
Pressed beyond the limits of __________, our army fought back bravely and dealt telling blows to the enemy.
a)
forbearance
b)
excursion
c)
abridge
d)
advocate
5.
Included in the tour is an ________ to the Grand Canyon.
a)
serene
b)
tantamount
c)
fetter
d)
excursion
6.
Whenever the man took his dog outside, he would place a _______ around the animal’s neck and tie it to a tree.
a)
abridge
b)
fetter
c)
taciturn
d)
opulent
7.
The budget crisis is a ______ to the city’s plan for repairing the highways.
a)
excursion
b)
forbearance
c)
fetter
d)
advocate
8.
Since Jason is an ________ of living a healthy life, I find it quite surprising he smokes cigarettes.
a)
advocate
b)
fetter
c)
opulant
d)
abridge
9.
The request is _______ to blackmail, which is unacceptable.
a)
taciturn
b)
serene
c)
tantamount
d)
impervious
10.
Mark didn't speak much, he just smiled with that ________ smile of his.
a)
opulent
b)
abridged
c)
tantamount
d)
serene
11.
Mary was a quiet, almost ________, young lady.
a)
fetter
b)
opulent
c)
taciturn
d)
advocate
12.
Because the movie star made over ten million dollars a film, she was able to maintain an ________ lifestyle.
a)
impervious
b)
opulent
c)
tantamount
d)
fetter
13.
These prairies are traversed by ridges, which facilitate irrigation, and are underlain by an ________ subsoil, which facilitates both effective storage and drainage.
a)
impervious
b)
opulent
c)
tantamount
d)
serene
14.
By its sheer contrast to his usual surroundings, this place seemed ______ to the boy, rather than merely nice.
a)
tantamount
b)
serene
c)
opulent
d)
fetter
15.
The quiet beach made a _____ setting for the midnight wedding.
a)
opulent
b)
taciturn
c)
impervious
d)
serene
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