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"The Ransom of Red Chief" Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

diligent and hard-working

a)

industriously

b)

palatable

c)

pervading

2.

give to (someone or something) a name that reflects a notable quality or characteristic

a)

dictating

b)

chronic

c)

christened

3.

coming from fraud

a)

chronic

b)

fraudulent

c)

scheme

4.

slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned; fuddy-duddy

a)

square

b)

chronic

c)

dastardly

5.

wicked and cruel (evil, wicked, diabolical)

a)

dastardly

b)

ferocious

c)

dictating

6.

persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

a)

dastardly

b)

fraudulent

c)

chronic

7.

not harmful; non-injurious

a)

christened

b)

square

c)

undeleterious

8.

extract or remove; consider theoretically or separately from something else

a)

accede

b)

undeleterious

c)

abstracting

9.

a secret or underhanded plan; a plot. To make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

a)

scheme

b)

square

c)

chronic

10.

savagely fierce, cruel, or violent; characterized by or involving aggression, bitterness, and determination; extreme and unpleasant

a)

fraudulent

b)

ferocious

c)

palatable

11.

pleasant to taste; acceptable or satisfactory

a)

pervading

b)

palatable

c)

dastardly

12.

(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of; be present and apparent throughout

a)

pervading

b)

palatable

c)

industriously

13.

agree to a demand, request, or treaty

a)

accede

b)

abstracting

c)

square

14.

lay down authoritatively; prescribe

a)

accede

b)

dictating

c)

abstracting