Worksheets9th Grade Vocab Week 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means 'to make fun of rudely or unkindly'?
a)
lucrative
b)
illegible
c)
jeer
d)
mediocre
2.
Which word means 'to tease, to torment by teasing'?
a)
illegible
b)
mediocre
c)
tantalize
d)
jeer
3.
What does the word 'tantalize' mean?
a)
to ignore
b)
to please
c)
to torment
d)
to satisfy
4.
What does the word 'jeer' mean?
a)
to ignore
b)
to compliment
c)
to encourage
d)
to criticize
5.
Which word means 'to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch'?
a)
sully
b)
illegible
c)
mediocre
d)
jeer
6.
What does the word 'lucrative' mean?
a)
losing money
b)
not profitable
c)
charitable
d)
bringing in money
7.
Which word means 'difficult or impossible to read'?
a)
illegible
b)
lucrative
c)
mediocre
d)
jeer
8.
What does the word 'terse' mean?
a)
detailed
b)
concise
c)
rambling
d)
lengthy
9.
Which word means 'to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly'?
a)
lucrative
b)
illegible
c)
jeer
d)
proliferate
10.
What does the word 'unflinching' mean?
a)
cowardly
b)
hesitant
c)
brave
d)
fearful
11.
What does the word 'proliferate' mean?
a)
to decrease
b)
to spread slowly
c)
to reproduce rapidly
d)
to disappear
12.
Which word means 'firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back'?
a)
illegible
b)
jeer
c)
unflinching
d)
lucrative
13.
What does the word 'subjugate' mean?
a)
to liberate
b)
to conquer
c)
to negotiate
d)
to surrender
14.
Which word means 'bringing in money; profitable'?
a)
illegible
b)
lucrative
c)
mediocre
d)
jeer
15.
What does the word 'sully' mean?
a)
to polish
b)
to clean
c)
to stain
d)
to purify
16.
What does the word 'mediocre' mean?
a)
outstanding
b)
average
c)
extraordinary
d)
excellent
17.
Which word means 'average, ordinary, undistinguished'?
a)
lucrative
b)
mediocre
c)
illegible
d)
jeer
18.
What does the word 'illegible' mean?
a)
difficult to read
b)
impossible to read
c)
easy to read
d)
clear to read
19.
Which word means 'brief and to the point'?
a)
jeer
b)
illegible
c)
terse
d)
lucrative
20.
Which word means 'to conquer by force, bring under complete control'?
a)
subjugate
b)
jeer
c)
illegible
d)
mediocre
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