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9th Grade Vocabulary Unit 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "a break in something"?

The water poured through the _______ in the dam.

a)

admonish

b)

pauper

c)

breach

d)

commandeer

2.

Which word means "to reprimand, or to tell someone off"?

The police had to ________ the driver for not using their turn signal.

a)

illegible

b)

commandeer

c)

rift

d)

admonish

3.

Which word means "to take over control"?

The police had to __________ our car to chase the criminals.

a)

dilemma

b)

expulsion

c)

commandeer

d)

irate

4.

Which word means "scattered fragments of wreckage"?

The building was destroyed and there was _______ everywhere.

a)

debris

b)

expulsion

c)

muddle

d)

gluttony

5.

Which word means "a mixed up mess"?

The student couldn't find his books because his locker was in a ________.

a)

erratic

b)

opinionated

c)

deadlock

d)

muddle

6.

Which word means "to save"?

After the flooding, the family tried to _______ as many of their belongings as they could.

a)

altercation

b)

salvage

c)

relinquish

d)

commandeer

7.

Which word means "stalemate, or refuses to compromise"?

The countries were in a ________ because they couldn't agree on anything.

a)

erratic

b)

irate

c)

mediocre

d)

deadlock

8.

Which word means "to have a strong opinion about everything"?

No one wanted to be friends with the overly _________ kid.

a)

condone

b)

dilemma

c)

opinionated

d)

jeer

9.

Which word means "to be unfamiliar"?

The country was completely ______ to Susan, who had never been there before.

a)

alien

b)

erratic

c)

admonish

d)

condone

10.

Which word means "an angry argument"?

The two drivers were in a serious __________ which caused an accident.

a)

altercation

b)

usurp

c)

pilfer

d)

alien

11.

Which word means "to strengthen"?

The army needed reinforcements to ______ their defense.

a)

dilemma

b)

deadlock

c)

gluttony

d)

fortify

12.

Which word means "to be forced out"?

The student faced _______ from school for using bad language toward the teacher.

a)

illegible

b)

breach

c)

expulsion

d)

rift

13.

Which word means "not able to be read"?

The doctor's handwriting was ________.

a)

mediocre

b)

pauper

c)

irate

d)

illegible

14.

Which word means "average"?

A ________ student doesn't fail their classes, but they don't get A grades either.

a)

mediocre

b)

erratic

c)

gluttony

d)

rift

15.

Which word means "to make up for something"?

Saying sorry doesn't always ________ for the hurt you caused.

a)

mediocre

b)

admonish

c)

compensate

d)

lucrative

16.

Which word means "to end"?

The employer had to _________ the contract of his employee because they were always late to work.

a)

alien

b)

fortify

c)

deadlock

d)

terminate

17.

Which word means "to boo, or shout negative things"?

The basketball player received _____ for missing the shot.

a)

aliens

b)

terminate

c)

jeers

d)

altercation

18.

Which word means "tempt or attract"?

The treats in the bakery _________ me when I'm trying to eat better.

a)

jeer

b)

tantalize

c)

salvage

d)

terminate

19.

Which word means "inconsistent"?

She sometimes scored high grades and sometimes she failed. Her grades were very ______.

a)

altercation

b)

dilemma

c)

erratic

d)

salvage

20.

Which word means "to steal"?

Jude was caught trying to _______ a donut from the store without paying for it.

a)

commandeer

b)

gluttony

c)

opinionated

d)

pilfer

21.

Which word means "to eat too much"?

In the Middle Ages, _______ was considered one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

a)

gluttony

b)

debris

c)

dilemma

d)

pauper

22.

Which word means "very angry"?

The passengers were _____ when their flight was delayed for the second time.

a)

tantalize

b)

erratic

c)

irate

d)

lucrative

23.

Which word means "to create, or to make up"?

Lisa _________ an excuse when her teacher asked her why she hadn't studied.

a)

muddle

b)

compensate

c)

fortify

d)

fabricate

24.

Which word means "a poor person"?

She felt like a _______ when she lost all her wealth.

a)

usurp

b)

alien

c)

pauper

d)

muddle

25.

Which word means "to take over power"?

The army general intended to ______ the president.

a)

usurp

b)

fabricate

c)

condone

d)

jeer

26.

Which word means "to make money"?

Jamie wondered when her business would start to become ________.

a)

rift

b)

condone

c)

lucrative

d)

salvage

27.

Which word means "to cause a break or a problem"?

If you don't repay money that you owe a friend, it can cause a _____ between you.

a)

erratic

b)

rift

c)

debris

d)

jeer

28.

Which word means "not able to decide what to do"?

The President didn't know what to do in the crisis; he had a _______.

a)

commandeer

b)

expulsion

c)

relinquish

d)

dilemma

29.

Which word means "to give something up, or let go"?

I had to _______ my role in the school play because I got sick.

a)

relinquish

b)

condone

c)

pilfer

d)

admonish

30.

Which word means "to not allow"?

Bad language is not _______ at school.

a)

tantalized

b)

fortified

c)

fabricated

d)

condoned