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4/25 Unit 9 Vocab Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picnic was enjoyable, but we spent quite a bit of time ____________________ off ants and mosquitos.

a)

dire

b)

encroached

c)

fend

d)

chafe

2.

My best friend has a most ______________________ smile

a)

defile

b)

disarming

c)

awry

d)

predominant

3.

Airline passengers may become extremely ________________

a)

dire

b)

awry

c)

apt

d)

disgruntle

4.

A person may adopt a cheerful __________________ and attempt to to conceal sorrow or anger.

a)

penal

b)

mien

c)

bludgeon

d)

fend

5.

Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime , but others win _________________ only after their death.

a)

renown

b)

prodigy

c)

pertinent

d)

dire

6.

Antonym- An unlikely action.

a)

fend

b)

pertinent

c)

apt

d)

recluse

7.

Antonym- To revere the natural beauty

a)

defile

b)

file

c)

encroach

d)

fend

8.

Antonym- To invite the socialite.

a)

renown

b)

famous

c)

celebrity

d)

recluse

9.

Synonyms- Trespassed with apparent amnesty.

a)

impunity

b)

proper

c)

invade

d)

aggravate

10.

Synonym - Fought all attempts to invade our privacy

a)

fend

b)

capitulate

c)

encroach

d)

dire

11.
The prosecutor sought to prove that the defendant had ___ the victim to death with a fireplace poker. 
a)
plummeted
b)
abutted
c)
belittled
d)
bludgeoned 
12.
Related to the matter at hand
a)
prodigy
b)
pertinent
c)
penal
d)
predominant
13.
gave up after a long and exhausting struggle
a)
encroach
b)
renown
c)
capitulate
d)
defiled
14.
a child with or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
a)
prodigy
b)
dire
c)
apt
d)
renown
15.
freedom from punishment
a)
capitulate
b)
impunity
c)
bludgeon
d)
predominant
16.
the greatest in power or strength or power; most common
a)
predominant
b)
prodigy
c)
awry
d)
mien
17.
Everything seemed to go _____ during what was supposed to be a perfect day. 
a)
awry 
b)
pertinent
c)
recluse
d)
encroach
18.
SYNONYMS: choose the item that means the same as the CAPITALIZED expression in the introductory phrase.
further IRRITATED by our already strained nerves
a)
chafed
b)
bludgeoned
c)
fended
d)
encroached
19.
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence:  
The seven year old chess ______________________ beat every player in the room.
a)
impunity
b)
prodigy
c)
apt
d)
recluse
20.
Choose the definition that correctly corresponds with the following word:
renown
a)
exemption from punishment
b)
to surrender unconditionally
c)
fame; glory
d)
to make unclean or dirty
21.

Suitable, fitting, likely,

S: appropriate

A: inappropriate

a)

apt

b)

awry

c)

bludgeon

d)

capitulate

22.

Twisted or turned

S: askew, crooked

A: Straight, symmetrical

a)

pertinent

b)

recluse

c)

awry

d)

bludgeon

23.

A short club used as a weapon

S: cudgeon, clobber, clout

a)

capitulate

b)

bludgeon

c)

chafe

d)

defile

24.

To end resistance,give up

A: hold out, persist

a)

apt

b)

awry

c)

recluse

d)

capitulate

25.

To make unclean or dirty

S:pollute

A: cleanse

a)

defile

b)

disarming

c)

disgruntled

d)

encroach

26.

Furnish, equip, provide

S: grant, bestow, present

A:take away, deprive

a)

fend

b)

endow

c)

encroach

d)

disgruntled

27.

dreadful, causing fear or suffering

S:disastrous, ominous

A:favorable, auspicious, beneficial

a)

dire

b)

disarming

c)

defile

d)

chafe

28.

charming, tending to soften unfriendliness

S:endearing, winning

A: alarming, troubling

a)

endow

b)

apt

c)

disarming

d)

impunity

29.

In bad humor and annoyed

S:displeased, grumpy

A: pleased, satisfied

a)

disgruntled

b)

impunity

c)

recluse

d)

mien

30.

(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing

a)

fend

b)

chafe

c)

encroach

d)

defile

31.

(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

a)

endow

b)

impunity

c)

encroach

d)

capitulate

32.

(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage

a)

pertinent

b)

renown

c)

apt

d)

fend

33.

(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression

a)

disarming

b)

mien

c)

predominant

d)

recluse

34.

(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

a)

disarming

b)

apt

c)

mien

d)

recluse

35.

ANTONYMS: Select the item that means the OPPOSITE as the underlined word.

pertinent to the case

a)

unrelated

b)

necessary

c)

new

d)

useful

36.

Which word is a synonym for predominant?

a)

major

b)

immune

c)

minor

d)

reputation

37.

Wealthy individuals often make provisions in their wills to _____ their favorite charities.

a)

endow

b)

bludgeon

c)

capitulate

d)

fend

38.

(adj.) special or particular; clearly presented or stated

SYN: special, precise, definite

ANT: general

a)

dire

b)

mien

c)

specific

d)

apt

39.

I asked the teacher to be more _________ when she was telling us about our projects, so that I knew exactly what to do.

a)

awry

b)

recluse

c)

pertinent

d)

specific

40.

SYNONYMS: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent

a)

capitulate

b)

bludgeon

c)

awry

d)

dire