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NIGHT Ch 4-5 Vocabulary

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Showing selfless concern; unselfish

a)

altruistic

b)

conscientious

c)

untenable

d)

cynical

2.

wishing to do what is right, especially in one's work or duty

a)

altruistic

b)

conscientious

c)

untenable

d)

cynical

3.

not able to be maintained or defended

a)

altruistic

b)

conscientious

c)

untenable

d)

cynical

4.

distrustful, believing that people are motivated by selfishness

a)

altruistic

b)

conscientious

c)

untenable

d)

cynical

5.

His donation to the charity was an entirely (a)   act.

6.

His donation to the charity was an entirely (a)   act.

7.

Sadly, Marcus was paid a (a)   for painting the exquisite mural.

8.

He was a (a)   worker who always tried his best.

9.

Patty's (a)   attitude made it difficult for her to develop a close relationship.

10.

In ancient Egypt, a pharaoh's tomb was a place of (a)   .

11.

The (a)   apple, covered in fruit flies, was finally thrown in the trash.

12.

a small, inadequate payment

a)

pittance

b)

sanctity

c)

wizened

d)

gallows

13.

holiness, sacredness

a)

pittance

b)

sanctity

c)

wizened

d)

gallows

14.

shriveled, wrinkled with age

a)

pittance

b)

sanctity

c)

wizened

d)

gallows

15.

a structure for the hanging of criminals

a)

pittance

b)

sanctity

c)

wizened

d)

gallows

16.

He was found guilty of murder and send to the (a)   .

17.

It would be (a)   to move ahead with the project without approval first.

18.

It was an (a)   situation that made her finally leave.

19.

After the clouds (a)   the sun began to shine.

20.

The suspect's hands were (a)   behind his back.

21.

The power lines were (a)   by the revel forces.

22.

not showing care for consequences

a)

imprudent

b)

dissipated

c)

manacled

d)

sabotage

23.

to break up and disappear; to scatter

a)

imprudent

b)

dissipated

c)

manacled

d)

sabotage

24.

shackled, restrained, handcuffed

a)

imprudent

b)

dissipated

c)

manacled

d)

sabotage

25.

to deliberately damage or destroy something, especially for political or military advantage

a)

imprudent

b)

dissipated

c)

manacled

d)

sabotage

26.

magnificent, splendor, impressive

a)

grandeur

b)

bureaucrats

c)

benediction

d)

stiffled

27.

government officials concerned with the procedural correctness at the expense of the needs of the people

a)

grandeur

b)

bureaucrats

c)

benediction

d)

stiffled

28.

the saying of a blessing, especially at a religious ceremony

a)

grandeur

b)

bureaucrats

c)

benediction

d)

stiffled

29.

restrained or stopped an action

a)

grandeur

b)

bureaucrats

c)

benediction

d)

stiffled

30.

to mourn a loss

a)

lament

b)

surreal

c)

reprieve

d)

din

31.

bizarre, weird, seemingly unreal

a)

lament

b)

surreal

c)

reprieve

d)

din

32.

cancellation, postponement, or escape of a punishment

a)

lament

b)

surreal

c)

reprieve

d)

din

33.

loud, unpleasant, prolonged noise

a)

lament

b)

surreal

c)

reprieve

d)

din

34.

absolute, explicit, direct

a)

categorical

b)

dysentery

c)

reprieve

d)

din

35.

infection of the intestines causing bloody diarrhea

a)

categorical

b)

dysentery

c)

reprieve

d)

din

36.

He responded with a (a)   "no" to the harassment accusation.

37.

She (a)   a sob, despite her overwhelming sadness.

38.

Bob's case of (a)   caused him to suffer painful stomach cramps.

39.

We can’t move forward with the project until the (a)   finally clear us.

40.

His paintings capture the beauty and (a)   of the landscape.

41.

The anesthesia made me feel like I was in a (a)   environment.

42.

Lisa couldn't hear him speaking above the (a)   of the crowd.

43.

I deeply (a)   the lost opportunity to reconnect with my grandmother.