WorksheetsVocabulary Test 8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Respite
a)
in low spirits from a loss of hope
b)
a soft boggy area of land
c)
state of feeling hostile toward someone
d)
a short period of rest
2.
Terse
a)
abrupt
b)
roomy, huge
c)
lethargic
d)
easily seen or noticed
3.
Curtail
a)
to overcome with fear
b)
to cut short
c)
having doubts
d)
overused
4.
Verbose
a)
extremely unpleasant, repulsive
b)
easily seen or noticed
c)
a short period of rest
d)
expressed in more words than needed
5.
Skeptical
a)
having doubts or reservations
b)
showing smug satisfaction with one's achievements
c)
expressed in more words than needed
d)
roomy, huge
6.
Enmity
a)
having doubts or reservations
b)
expressed in more words than needed
c)
a feeling of hatred
d)
marked by self-satisfaction
7.
Despondent
a)
lethargic
b)
abrupt
c)
hopeless
d)
overused
8.
Quagmire
a)
a short period of rest
b)
a soft boggy area of land
c)
state of feeling hostile to someone
d)
lethargic
9.
Daunt
a)
easily seen or noticed
b)
roomy, huge
c)
to overcome with fear
d)
extremely unpleasant
10.
Capacious
a)
extremely unpleasant
b)
lethargic
c)
easily seen or noticed
d)
roomy, huge
11.
Complacent
a)
done in secret
b)
marked by self-satisfaction
c)
lethargic
d)
abrupt
12.
Trite
a)
overused
b)
roomy, huge
c)
marked by self-satisfaction
d)
to cut short or reduce
13.
Conspicuous
a)
marked by self-satisfaction
b)
to overcome with fear
c)
in low spirits from a loss of hope
d)
easily seen or noticed
14.
Torpid
a)
having doubts or reservations
b)
expressed in more words than needed
c)
lethargic
d)
extremely unpleasant
15.
Odious
a)
extremely unpleasant
b)
overused
c)
roomy, huge
d)
in low spirits from loss of hope
16.
The medication put her in a _________ state so that she could hardly function.
a)
complacent
b)
conspicuous
c)
torpid
d)
terse
17.
Christmas break will provide both teachers and students with a much needed _____________ after such a long time in school.
a)
quagmire
b)
enmity
c)
respite
d)
curtail
18.
Parents should never become ____________ when it comes to protecting their kids from the harmful effects of social media.
a)
despondent
b)
complacent
c)
skeptical
d)
torpid
19.
Sadly, students sometimes allow the fear of failure to _________ them.
a)
daunt
b)
complacent
c)
respite
d)
trite
20.
The sign was in such a _____________ spot that nobody could miss it.
a)
complacent
b)
skeptical
c)
conspicuous
d)
capacious
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