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10.Vocab 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

skillful, highly proficient, expert

a)

adept

b)

callous

c)

dogmatic

d)

timorous

2.

comparable in such a way that an analogy can be drawn

a)

analogous

b)

boisterous

c)

frugal

d)

disreputable

3.

of the past; extremely old or out-of-date

a)

archaic

b)

circuitous

c)

diligent

d)

plausible

4.

showing great kindness or goodwill, performing good and charitable acts and not seeking to make a profit

a)

benevolent

b)

adept

c)

cynical

d)

despondent

5.

full of noisy enthusiasm and energy and often rough and wild

a)

boisterous

b)

dogmatic

c)

timorous

d)

frugal

6.

Hardhearted, showing no concern that other people are or might be hurt or upset

a)

callous

b)

benevolent

c)

archaic

d)

plausible

7.

going in a winding, indirect way;

lengthy because the route is indirect

a)

circuitous

b)

callous

c)

disreputable

d)

analogous

8.

distrustful of human nature or the motives, goodness, sincerity of others 

a)

cynical

b)

callous

c)

diligent

d)

timorous

9.

extremely unhappy or discouraged

a)

despondent

b)

dogmatic

c)

frugal

d)

benevolent

10.

showing persistent and hard-working effort in doing something

a)

diligent

b)

circuitous

c)

archaic

d)

plausible

11.

lacking respectability on the basis of past or present actions

a)

disreputable

b)

timorous

c)

cynical

d)

archaic

12.

prone to expressing strongly held beliefs and opinions; characterized by expressing opinions very strongly as if they were facts

a)

dogmatic

b)

callous

c)

boisterous

d)

adept

13.

characterized by thriftiness and avoidance of waste; involving very little expense

a)

frugal

b)

despondent

c)

cynical

d)

archaic

14.

appearing worthy of belief

a)

plausible

b)

frugal

c)

adept

d)

boisterous

15.

lacking in courage or self-confidence; 

lacking in boldness or determination

a)

timorous

b)

dogmatic

c)

callous

d)

benevolent

16.

SYNONYM for ADEPT

a)

competent

b)

rowdy

c)

ancient

d)

suspicious

17.

SYNONYM for ANALOGOUS

a)

comparable

b)

meandering

c)

heartless

d)

pessimistic

18.

SYNONYM for BENEVOLENT

a)

compassionate

b)

nervous

c)

thrifty

d)

fanatical

19.

SYNONYM for BOISTEROUS

a)

rowdy

b)

coldhearted

c)

sarcastic

d)

disgraceful

20.

SYNONYM for CALLOUS

a)

insensitive

b)

lively

c)

obsolete

d)

scandalous

21.

SYNONYM for CIRCUITOUS

a)

meandering

b)

bullheaded

c)

antiquated

d)

credible

22.

SYNONYM for CYNICAL

a)

suspicious

b)

economical

c)

unfeeling

d)

conceivable

23.

SYNONYM for DESPONDENT

a)

downhearted

b)

probable

c)

winding

d)

caring

24.

SYNONYM for DILIGENT

a)

meticulous

b)

disgraceful

c)

parallel

d)

frightened

25.

SYNONYM for DISREPUTABLE

a)

scandalous

b)

convincing

c)

nervous

d)

rambling

26.

SYNONYM for DOGMATIC

a)

opinionated

b)

pessimistic

c)

energetic

d)

expert

27.

SYNONYM for FRUGAL

a)

economical

b)

likely

c)

dishonest

d)

doubting

28.

SYNONYM for PLAUSIBLE

a)

believable

b)

generous

c)

similar

d)

proficient

29.

SYNONYM for TIMOROUS

a)

bashful

b)

thrifty

c)

bullheaded

d)

reliable

30.

SYNONYM for ARCHAIC

a)

old-fashioned

b)

rowdy

c)

equivalent

d)

dejected

31.

ANTONYMS for ADEPT

a)

clumsy

b)

unskilled

c)

direct

d)

jolly

32.

ANTONYM for ANALOGOUS

a)

unrelated

b)

affectionate

c)

lazy

d)

calm

33.

ANTONYMS for ARCHAIC

a)

modern

b)

trendy

c)

improbable

d)

confident

34.

ANTONYMS for BENEVOLENT

a)

selfish

b)

unkind

c)

calm

d)

lazy

35.

ANTONYM for BOISTEROUS

a)

calm

b)

trusting

c)

unrelated

d)

clumsy

36.

ANTONYM for CALLOUS

a)

affectionate

b)

unskilled

c)

wasteful

d)

clumsy

37.

ANTONYM for CIRCUITOUS

a)

direct

b)

optimistic

c)

wasteful

d)

affectionate

38.

ANTONYMS for CYNICAL

a)

optimistic

b)

trusting

c)

open-minded

d)

affectionate

39.

ANTONYM for DESPONDENT

a)

jolly

b)

unkind

c)

lazy

d)

wasteful

40.

ANTONYM for DILIGENT

a)

jolly

b)

unkind

c)

lazy

d)

wasteful

41.

ANTONYM for DISREPUTABLE

a)

respected

b)

optimistic

c)

calm

d)

improbable

42.

ANTONYM for DOGMATIC

a)

open-minded

b)

confident

c)

calm

d)

unskilled

43.

ANTONYM for FRUGAL

a)

wasteful

b)

respected

c)

confident

d)

unskilled

44.

ANTONYMS for PLAUSIBLE

a)

questionable

b)

improbable

c)

unrelated

d)

direct

45.

ANTONYM for TIMOROUS

a)

confident

b)

improbable

c)

jolly

d)

direct