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All vocab

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Temperatures on Venus reach a ______________ 460 degrees Celsius.

a)

torrid

b)

hot

c)

none of the above

2.

The _____________ dog could sit, stay, and roll over on command.

a)

clever

b)

ingenious

c)

non of the above.

3.

The escape plan was so _________ that there was a good chance it would work.

a)

ingenious

b)

clever

c)

none of the above

4.

When things start to get __________, it's time to go home.

a)

ingenious

b)

clever

c)

none of the above

5.

They made a great effort to ____________ the problem before it got bigger.

a)

extol

b)

praise

c)

none of the above

6.

If you __________ people for good behavior, their manners may improve.

a)

extol

b)

praise

c)

none of the above

7.

Most leaders ____________ hard work as the best way to get ahead.

a)

extol

b)

praise

c)

none of the above.

8.

Astronomers calculate the sky's _____________ as ninety degrees above the horizon

a)

zenith

b)

peak

c)

none of the above

9.

Demand for electricity reaches its _______________ during very hot weather.

a)

zenith

b)

peak

c)

none of the above

10.

The bottom rung was broken at the ladder's ___________

a)

zenith

b)

peak

c)

none of the above

11.

Looking at the teacher's stern ___________ reminded us to behave.

a)

visage

b)

face

c)

none of the above.

12.

Applying sunscreen to the ___________ will keep it from getting sunburnt.

a)

visage

b)

face

c)

none of the above.

13.

The thin ____________ of the mountain made it difficult to breathe.

a)

visage

b)

face

c)

none of the above.

14.

Which word or words are related to camping?

a)

equipment

b)

adage

c)

hubbub

d)

paraphernalia.

15.

Which word or words are related to an old saying?

a)

camaraderie

b)

maxim

c)

adage

d)

contention.

16.

Which word or words are related to claim?

a)

allege

b)

meander

c)

contend

d)

regale

17.

Which word or words are related to uproar?

a)

bedlam

b)

hubbub

c)

paraphernalia

d)

tumult.

18.

Which word or words are related to entertain?

a)

reproach

b)

regale

c)

recuperate

d)

perturb

19.

Which word or words are related to lack of luxury?

a)

temporal

b)

feckless

c)

Spartan

d)

frugal

20.

Which word or words are related to smell?

a)

camaraderie

b)

odoriferous

c)

trauma

d)

fragrant

21.

Which word or words are related to humor?

a)

banter

b)

wry

c)

temporal

d)

punctilious

22.

Which word or words are related to illness?

a)

recuperate

b)

meander

c)

regale

d)

convalesce

23.

Which word or words are related to attentive?

a)

ubiquitous

b)

punctilious

c)

meticulous

d)

sedentary

24.

Draw a wry smile

25.

The seller of the classic car accepted my first offer with such ______ that I wished I had offered less.

a)

array

b)

alacrity

c)

fraught

d)

laggard.

26.

The ship's cabin contained an _________ of charts and maps.

a)

alacrity

b)

array

c)

inconvertible

d)

ubiquitous

27.

Your carrying an umbrella leads me to ____ that you expect it to rain.

a)

deduce

b)

allude

c)

exhort

d)

implicate

28.

I stumbled through the terminal door, ______ by my two heavy suitcases.

a)

deduced

b)

encumbered

c)

traversed

d)

exhorted

29.

We abandoned our idea of traveling up the Amazon River when we learned that such a trip would be ______ with danger.

a)

arrayed

b)

fraught

c)

haphazard

d)

incontrovertible

30.

The disappearance of many ships and planes within the Atlantic Ocean's Bermuda Triangle is _______ to me.

a)

laggard

b)

inexplicable

c)

pensive

d)

pomp

31.

He described in humorous detail his _____ travels around Europe.

a)

haphazard

b)

ingenious

c)

torrid

d)

ubiquitous

32.

Disposing of garbage by converting it into energy is an ____ idea.

a)

inexplicable

b)

ingenious

c)

ubiquitous

d)

incontrovertible

33.

We have been ______ in getting the roof repaired.

a)

torrid

b)

laggard

c)

traverse

d)

inexplicable

34.

Roots and berries provided ______ for the sailors when the storm forced them to abandon ship and take refuge on the island.

a)

zenith

b)

sustenance

c)

pomp

d)

dote

35.

It was impossible to walk barefoot on the ______ desert sand.

a)

torrid

b)

pomp

c)

ubiquitous

d)

pensive

36.

Route 66, which ______ the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles, is sometimes called "The Mother Road" because in 1932 it opened the West to the automobile.

a)

laments

b)

traverses

c)

traumas

d)

consecrates

37.

Tourists with cameras are _____ in Europe every summer.

a)

laggard

b)

ubiquitous

c)

sustenance

d)

ingenious

38.

Winning the Nobel Prize for literature is, for some writers, the _____ of their career.

a)

laggard

b)

pomp

c)

traverse

d)

zenith

39.

His statement that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing is _______.

a)

alacrity

b)

incontrovertible

c)

encumber

d)

deduce

40.

Use the word pensive in a sentence correctly

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41.

Use the word exhort in a sentence correctly

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42.

Use the word monetary in a sentence correctly

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43.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

We went inside to escape the hubbub.

a)

We went inside to escape the noise and confusion.

b)

We went inside to escape the stormy weather.

44.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

I miss the camaraderie of my Girl Scout troop.

a)

I miss the loudness of my Girl Scout troop.

b)

I miss the friendliness of my Girl Scout troop.

45.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

We meandered through the old part of the town.

a)

We wandered through the old part of the town.

b)

We hastened through the old part of the town.

46.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

The rules are for temporal matters.

a)

The rules are for everyday matters.

b)

The rules are for spiritual matters.

47.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

We got rid of everything that was extraneous.

a)

We got rid of everything that was harmful.

b)

We got rid of everything that we had no use for.

48.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

Some people prefer to lead a sedentary life.

a)

Some people prefer to lead an active life.

b)

Some people prefer to lead an inactive life.

49.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

I was reminded the other day of an old adage.

a)

I was reminded the other day of an old saying.

b)

I was reminded the other day of an old friend.

50.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

My grandmother went to the tropics to recuperate.

a)

My grandmother went to the tropics to recover her health.

b)

My grandmother went to the tropics to study for an exam.

51.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:

Arturo was punctilious at paying his debts.

a)

Arturo was careful about paying his debts.

b)

Arturo was often slow at paying his debts.

52.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

Conditions at summer camp were Spartan.

a)

Conditions at the summer camp were extremely luxurious.

b)

Conditions at the summer camp were far from luxurious.

53.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

The chef contends that her restaurant is the best.

a)

The chef denies that her restaurant is the best.

b)

The chef insists her restaurant is best.

54.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

My socks were incredibly odoriferous.

a)

My socks were incredibly colorful.

b)

My socks were incredibly smelly.

55.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

Please move your paraphernalia aside.

a)

Please move your personal belongings aside.

b)

Please move your family aside.

56.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

He regaled the children with tales of his childhood.

a)

He delighted the children with tales of his childhood.

b)

He bored the children with tales of his childhood.

57.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.

Bao made a wry comment when asked how he felt.

a)

Bao made a hostile comment when asked how he felt.

b)

Bao made a quietly amusing comment when asked how he felt.

58.

Draw Mr. Green.