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9th vocab quiz 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word 'deadlock' mean?
a)
to caution or advise against something
b)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
c)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
d)
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
2.
What does the word 'cumbersome' mean?
a)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
b)
to caution or advise against something
c)
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
d)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
3.
What does the word 'admonish' mean?
a)
careful, cautious
b)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
c)
to create an opening
d)
to caution or advise against something
4.
What does the word 'dilemma' mean?
a)
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
b)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
c)
to caution or advise against something
d)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
5.
What does the word 'commandeer' mean?
a)
to seize for military or official use
b)
to caution or advise against something
c)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
d)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
6.
What does the word 'breach' mean?
a)
to caution or advise against something
b)
careful, cautious
c)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
d)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
7.
What does the word 'circumspect' mean?
a)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
b)
careful, cautious
c)
to caution or advise against something
d)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
8.
What does the word 'debris' mean?
a)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
b)
to caution or advise against something
c)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
d)
scattered fragments, wreckage
9.
What does the word 'diffuse' mean?
a)
an opening, gap, rupture, rift
b)
to spread or scatter freely or widely
c)
to caution or advise against something
d)
a bandit, robber, outlaw
10.

I needed to ______________ the situation before it got worse.

a)

circumspect

b)

commandeer

c)

diffuse

d)

brigand

11.

The army captain had to ___________ the platoon leader for not completing his duties.

a)

admonish

b)

breach

c)

debris

d)

deadlock

12.

Facebook encountered a data _________ that allowed hackers access to millions of people's private information.

a)

cumbersome

b)

brigand

c)

breach

d)

circumspect

13.

In the 1800's, there were many __________ who traveled horseback through different towns stealing and looting from other people.

a)

admonish

b)

circumspect

c)

brigand

d)

dilemma

14.

I was _______________ to let the former inmate begin working for my construction company.

a)

admonish

b)

circumspect

c)

dilemma

d)

diffuse

15.

The United States had to ______________ many Russian tanks and military grade weapons upon their invasion of Ukraine.

a)

deadlock

b)

cumbersome

c)

debris

d)

commandeer

16.

The couch was large and _________________, therefore it was very hard to carry up three flights of stairs.

a)

debirs

b)

cumbersome

c)

admonish

d)

dilemma