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Vocabulary Unit 9 Level E Sadlier

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption

• Syn. – edible, appetizing, attractive

• Ant. – inedible, distasteful, disagreeable

a)

inkling

b)

spontaneous

c)

ardent

d)

palatable

2.

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies

• Syn. – impulsive, fickle, unpredictable,

mercurial

• Ant. – constant, steady, unwavering

(a)  

3.

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned

• Syn. – intense, fervent, avid

• Ant. – indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic

a)

exult

b)

copious

c)

ardent

d)

gnarled

4.

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner;

impudent

• Syn. – rash, impetuous, brazen

• Ant. – prudent, wary, circumspect

(a)  

5.

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent

• Syn. – industrious, unremitting, sedulous

• Ant. – lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless

a)

assiduous

b)

indemnity

c)

poignant

d)

spontaneous

6.

(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means

of correction; to scold severely

• Syn. – discipline, censure

• Ant. – commend, reward

(a)  

7.

(v.) to set apart or designate for a special

purpose; to distribute

Syn. – assign, allot, distribute

a)

allocate

b)

gnarled

c)

limpid

d)

exult

8.

(v.) to rejoice greatly

• Syn. – revel, glory

• Ant. – mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament

(a)  

9.

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

• Syn. – ample, profuse, bountiful

• Ant. – inadequate, meager, scanty, concise

a)

deviate

b)

copious

c)

omnipotent

d)

rancor

10.

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy

• Syn. – knotty, misshapen, contorted

• Ant. – smooth, unblemished, straight

(a)  

11.

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm

(n.) one who departs from a norm

(adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

• Syn. – diverge, veer, swerve

• Ant. – conform to, abide by

a)

sophmoric

b)

inkling

c)

ardent

d)

deviate

12.

(n.) a hint; a vague notion

• Syn. – clue, intimation, suggestion

a)

inkling

b)

palatable

c)

copious

d)

deviate

13.

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited

• Syn. – pretentious, superficial, fatuous

• Ant. – mature, judicious, knowledgeable

(a)  

14.

(n.) a payment for damage or loss

• Syn. – compensation, reparation

(a)  

15.

(adj.) unnaturally thin

• Syn. – withered, shriveled

• Ant. – plump, fat, obese, corpulent

a)

assiduous

b)

emaciated

c)

spontaneous

d)

copious

16.

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

• Syn. – heartrending, melancholy

• Ant. – unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny

(a)  

17.

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority

• Syn. – all-powerful

• Ant. – powerless, impotent, weak

a)

poignant

b)

omnipotent

c)

chastise

d)

rancor

18.

(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

• Syn. – unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu

• Ant. – premeditated, planned, contrived

(a)  

19.

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood

• Syn. – lucid, intelligible

• Ant. – murky, opaque

a)

inkling

b)

rancor

c)

limpid

d)

exult

20.

(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will

• Syn. – animosity, enmity, bitterness

• Ant. – goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity

(a)