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Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 1

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. 1. Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed.

  2. 2. Eager; enthusiastic.



(a)  

2.

Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff.

(a)  

3.

Short and to the point.

(a)  

4.

To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character.

(a)  

5.

Deserving contempt or scorn.

(a)  

6.

To try to equal; to imitate.

(a)  

7.

1. To call forth; to produce.
2. To bring to mind, often by suggestion.

(a)  

8.

Very painful.

(a)  

9.

1. To install in office with a formal ceremony.
2. To begin officially or mark the opening of.

(a)  

10.

To spread throughout.

(a)  

11.

An owner of a store or other business.

(a)  

12.

A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name.

(a)  

13.

1. To reject bluntly.
2. To drive back.
3. An abrupt setback in progress.

(a)  

14.

1. Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune.
2. Returning quickly to an original shape or condition.

(a)  

15.

(v) 1. Chaotic; unruly.
2. Stormy; tempestuous.

(a)  

16.

Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed.

17.

Eager; enthusiastic.

18.

Chaotic; unruly.

19.

Stormy; tempestuous.

20.

Great disturbance or agitation.

a)

turbulence

b)

resilience

d)

inauguration

21.

Rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere.

b)

turbulence

22.

Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff.

a)

demeaning

d)

evocative

23.

Short and to the point.

a)

demeaning

d)

pervasive

24.

Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune.

25.

Returning quickly to an original shape or condition.

26.

The ability to recover.

a)

turbulence

b)

resilience

27.

The ability to spring back.

b)

inauguration

c)

resilience

d)

brusqueness

28.

To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character.

29.

Degrading

a)

demeaning

c)

evocative

30.

A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name.

c)

resilience

31.

To reject bluntly.

32.

To drive back.

33.

A blunt rejection.

a)

resilience

b)

turbulence

34.

An abrupt setback in progress.

b)

inauguration

d)

brusqueness

35.

Deserving contempt or scorn.

a)

evocative

d)

pervasive

36.

An owner of a store or other business

d)

resilience

37.

To try to equal; to imitate.

38.

To spread throughout.

39.

Spreading throughout.

40.

To call forth; to produce.

41.

To bring to mind, often by suggestion.

42.

Creating something again, especially through the imagination.

b)

pervasive

d)

evocative

43.

To install in office with a formal ceremony.

44.

To begin officially or mark the opening of.

45.

Very painful.

46.

The act of installing in office.

b)

inauguration