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English Vocab 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acclimate

a)

to become accustomed to a new environment; adapt

b)

to make less severe

c)

to lower the estimation of/ belittle

d)

involving in controversy

2.

analogy/analogous

a)

to make less severe

b)

to criticize severely

c)

similarity between like features of two things/ a comparison

d)

irritable/ quarrelsome

3.

assuage

a)

a system of names used in art or science

b)

boldly rude/ disrespect

c)

to try to be equal or excel

d)

to make less severe

4.

Castigate

a)

to criticize severely

b)

to belittle

c)

forgiving of

d)

causing controversy

5.

contentious

a)

to the point/ brief

b)

irritable/ quarrelsome

c)

causing or involving in controversy

d)

having good judgement

6.

decadence/decadent

a)

bodly rude

b)

excessive self indulgence

c)

unharmed

d)

compliant/obedient

7.

disparage

a)

to make less severe

b)

causing controversy

c)

to lower the estimation of/ belittle

d)

unchangeable

8.

emulate

a)

a comparison of two things

b)

to adapt to a new environment

c)

to belittle

d)

to try to be equal or excel someone

9.

fractious

a)

forgiving of

b)

unchangeable/changeless

c)

irritable; quarrelsome

d)

boldly rude/ disrespectful

10.

immutable

a)

compliant/ obedient

b)

unchangeable/ changeless

c)

affecting or moving the emotions

d)

to the point/ brief

11.

insolent/ insolence

a)

boldly rude/ disrespect

b)

to be forgiving

c)

causing controversy

d)

a comparison of two things

12.

magnanimous

a)

to make less severe

b)

to be forgiving

c)

to be cheap

d)

to be irritable

13.

nomenclature

a)

to try to be equal or excel someone

b)

involving in controversy

c)

to become accustomed to a new environment

d)

a system of names used in art or science

14.

parsimonious

a)

moving the emotions

b)

to the point

c)

to be cheap

d)

keen practical sense

15.

poignant

a)

to try to be equal to someone

b)

compliant/ obedient

c)

affecting or moving the emotions

d)

to adapt

16.

prudent

a)

affecting or moving the emotions

b)

to be unharmed

c)

to the point/ brief

d)

to have good judgement

17.

sagacious

a)

keen practical sense/ wise

b)

unchanged

c)

to the point/ brief

d)

compliant/ obedient

18.

subservient

a)

affecting the emotions

b)

to the point/ brief

c)

compliant / obedient

d)

to belittle

19.

terse

a)

to be cheap

b)

to adapt to a new environment

c)

unharmed

d)

to the point/ brief

20.

unscathed

a)

to be unharmed

b)

to be cheap

c)

to make less severe

d)

to criticize