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WorksheetsUnit 3 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Abridge means:
(v) To make longer
(v) To make shorter
If you ADHERE to the rules you:
break all of them
are absent from them.
follow, stick to them.
If you are in dissent with the opinion of someone else you:
Agree
Follow
disagree
In some horror movies, they exorcise the demons.
Exorcise means:
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome
To welcome, invite, give access to
To work out
The altercation between the students resulted in expulsion for all of them.
Altercation means:
(n) a singing and dancing activity
(n) an angry argument
(n) a game
An eminent athlete was disgraced for taking bribes.
Eminent means:
(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
(adj) mediocre, average
(adj) unattractive
Verb
to pardon or overlook
Lose
condone
dissent
She had a cherubic face but a devilish attitude.
Cherubic means:
Adjective
Resembling a devil portrayed as a small child with an ugly, distorted face
Adjective
Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child; sweet and innocent
Adjective
Resembling an animal
Adjective
Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child; sweet and innocent
If you are creating or making something, even a story, you are:
fabricating
designing
painting
Noun
Engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence
dissent
gluttony
irate
An ANTONYM for pauper is:
Wealthy
Poor
dissent
Commandeer is a synonym for usurp.
Usurp means:
(v) To support faithfully
(v) to stick to, follow exactly
(v) to seize and hold a position by force
We have a problem, but I am sure we can surmount it.
Surmount means:
(v) go around, avoid
(v) to overcome, rise above.
(v) pass over, to move away
A marauder was spotted on the island, looking for buried treasure.
A marauder is:
(n) a bird with a shovel-like beak
(n) a follower, a supporter
(n) a raider, a plunderer, similar to brigand
After the altercation, the teacher tried to create a semblance of order in the classroom.
Semblance means:
(n) a new beginning, fresh start
(n) a split, break, breach
(n) a likeness, an outward appearance
Since he pilfered from the cash register his employment was terminated.
Terminated means:
(v) to promote, to move up
(v) to bring to and end
(v) to drive out
"Love Conquers All" is a trite expression.
Trite means:
(adj) commonplace, overused
(adj) novel, fresh
(adj) attached, sticking to
Return or give back is an ANTONYM for pilfer.
Pilfer means:
(v) restore, hand back
(v) to steal in small quantities
(v) to seize
The altercation between the boys caused a rift in their friendship.
Rift means:
(n) reconciliation
(n) a repair, patch
(n) a split, breach
The teacher became irate when he realized students had bee pilfering supplies.
Irate means:
(adj) joyous, filled with joy
(adj) angry
(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished
