Worksheets4/25 Unit 9 Vocab Practice
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
The picnic was enjoyable, but we spent quite a bit of time ____________________ off ants and mosquitos.
dire
encroached
fend
chafe
My best friend has a most ______________________ smile
defile
disarming
awry
predominant
Airline passengers may become extremely ________________
dire
awry
apt
disgruntle
A person may adopt a cheerful __________________ and attempt to to conceal sorrow or anger.
penal
mien
bludgeon
fend
Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime , but others win _________________ only after their death.
renown
prodigy
pertinent
dire
Antonym- An unlikely action.
fend
pertinent
apt
recluse
Antonym- To revere the natural beauty
defile
file
encroach
fend
Antonym- To invite the socialite.
renown
famous
celebrity
recluse
Synonyms- Trespassed with apparent amnesty.
impunity
proper
invade
aggravate
Synonym - Fought all attempts to invade our privacy
fend
capitulate
encroach
dire
further IRRITATED by our already strained nerves
The seven year old chess ______________________ beat every player in the room.
renown
Suitable, fitting, likely,
S: appropriate
A: inappropriate
apt
awry
bludgeon
capitulate
Twisted or turned
S: askew, crooked
A: Straight, symmetrical
pertinent
recluse
awry
bludgeon
A short club used as a weapon
S: cudgeon, clobber, clout
capitulate
bludgeon
chafe
defile
To end resistance,give up
A: hold out, persist
apt
awry
recluse
capitulate
To make unclean or dirty
S:pollute
A: cleanse
defile
disarming
disgruntled
encroach
Furnish, equip, provide
S: grant, bestow, present
A:take away, deprive
fend
endow
encroach
disgruntled
dreadful, causing fear or suffering
S:disastrous, ominous
A:favorable, auspicious, beneficial
dire
disarming
defile
chafe
charming, tending to soften unfriendliness
S:endearing, winning
A: alarming, troubling
endow
apt
disarming
impunity
In bad humor and annoyed
S:displeased, grumpy
A: pleased, satisfied
disgruntled
impunity
recluse
mien
(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
fend
chafe
encroach
defile
(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
endow
impunity
encroach
capitulate
(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
pertinent
renown
apt
fend
(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression
disarming
mien
predominant
recluse
(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
disarming
apt
mien
recluse
ANTONYMS: Select the item that means the OPPOSITE as the underlined word.
pertinent to the case
unrelated
necessary
new
useful
Which word is a synonym for predominant?
major
immune
minor
reputation
Wealthy individuals often make provisions in their wills to _____ their favorite charities.
endow
bludgeon
capitulate
fend
(adj.) special or particular; clearly presented or stated
SYN: special, precise, definite
ANT: general
dire
mien
specific
apt
I asked the teacher to be more _________ when she was telling us about our projects, so that I knew exactly what to do.
awry
recluse
pertinent
specific
SYNONYMS: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
capitulate
bludgeon
awry
dire
