WorksheetsWords ever HS should know
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does the word accentuate mean?
To make more noticeable or prominent
To camouflage and hide
To add flavor or spice
To make more interesting
What does the word aspire mean?
To hope or have ambitions towards achieving something
To grow into an adult
To daydream and visualize your future
To make a schedule to follow weekly
What does the word bamboozle mean?
To be gullible
To fool or cheat
To be loud and obnoxious
To be forgetful
What does the word boisterous mean?
To be overwhelmed and nervous
To be loud, noisy, and energetic
To get lost and need to ask for help
To be overly active and hyper
What does the word commemorate mean?
To recall and show respect for
To mourn and grieve
To be emotional and supportive
To show your true feelings
What does the word cower mean?
To crouch down in fear
To hide from a predator
To be too shy to speak up
To be quiet and light on one's feet
What does the word decorum mean?
Appropriate behavior
A nicely decorated room
A prominent statue in one's home
A polite attitude towards adults
What does deduction mean?
Action of subtracting
Taking away one's rights
Action of addition
Taking someone else's belongings
Christopher Columbus failed to ____________________ the world because he found the "New World."
nomenclature
recapitulate
circumnavigate
homogeneous
facetious
Scientist have created an elaborate ______________________ for the genus and species of all living things.
nomenclature
homogeneous
infrastructure
circumnavigate
recapitulate
The politician ___________________ the points of his speech at the end by restating his plan briefly.
homogeneous
facetious
nomenclature
recapitulated
infastructure
The _____________________ mixture could not be separated into the original ingredients after being stirred together.
infrastructure
circumnavigate
recapitulated
kowtow
homogeneous
The teenage girl was _______________ with emotional turmoil after being kicked off the team and receiving 5 days of OSS after getting into a fight.
wrought
auspicious
facetious
obsequious
kowtow
The couple hoped the date of their wedding would prove to be __________________ after consulting the elder of the village.
wrought
facetious
auspicious
obsequious
kowtow
"Don't be ____________________!" my mother insisted when I was making light of the domestic terrorist targeting innocent drivers on the freeway.
infrastructure
kowtow
facetious
obsequious
wrought
One of the plots the CIA thwarted included a plan to take down the power grid on the east coast. A hit to the ________________ like that would cause mass chaos.
facetious
homogeneous
auspicious
infrastructure
wrought
The fashion designer was constantly followed by _________________ assistants who will do anything she tells them to.
infrastructure
obsequious
circumnavigate
kowtow
recapitulate
Even though truck sales are soaring, the car industry will not ________________ to the overly lush demands of some buyers - trucks are meant for work.
obsequious
kowtow
infrastructure
wrought
facetious
