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Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does avid mean?

a)

Lower self-esteem; degrade

b)

Bring to mind; produce

c)

Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

d)

Spread throughout

2.

What does brusque mean?

a)

Abrupt; gruff

b)

Deserving contempt or scorn

c)

Very painful

d)

Owner of a business

3.

What does concise mean?

a)

Try to equal; imitate

b)

Short, to the point

c)

Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

d)

Fake name; pen name

4.

What does demean mean?

a)

Lower self-esteem; degrade

b)

Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

c)

Chaotic; unruly; stormy

d)

Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in progress

5.

What does despicable mean?

a)

Owner of a business

b)

Try to equal; imitate

c)

Short, to the point

d)

Deserving contempt or scorn

6.

What does emulate mean?

a)

Fake name; pen name

b)

Try to equal; imitate

c)

Ability to spring back; recovers quickly from misfortune

d)

Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

7.

What does evoke mean?

a)

Bring to mind; produce

b)

Short, to the point

c)

Spread throughout

d)

Very painful

8.

Match the words to the correct definitions

a)

Avid

1.

Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

b)

Brusque

2.

Abrupt; gruff

c)

Concise

3.

Short; to the point

d)

Demean

4.

Lower self-esteem; degrade

e)

Despicable

5.

Deserving contempt or scorn

9.

What does excruciating mean?

a)

Very painful

b)

Short, to the point

c)

Chaotic; unruly; stormy

d)

Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

10.

What does inaugurate mean?

a)

Try to equal; imitate

b)

Lower self-esteem; degrade

c)

Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

d)

Abrupt; gruff

11.

What does pervade mean?

a)

Try to equal; imitate

b)

Owner of a business

c)

Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in progress

d)

Spread throughout

12.

What does proprietor mean?

a)

Chaotic; unruly; stormy

b)

Owner of a business

c)

Bring to mind; produce

d)

Deserving contempt or scorn

13.

What does pseudonym mean?

a)

Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

b)

Fake name; pen name

c)

Owner of a business

d)

Try to equal; imitate

14.

What does rebuff mean?

a)

Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

b)

Chaotic; unruly; stormy

c)

Ability to spring back; recovers quickly from misfortune

d)

Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in progress

15.

What does resilient mean?

a)

Very painful

b)

Bring to mind; produce

c)

Ability to spring back; recovers quickly from misfortune

d)

Abrupt; gruff

16.

What does turbulent mean?

a)

Try to equal; imitate

b)

Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

c)

Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in progress

d)

Chaotic; unruly; stormy

17.

Match the word to its correct definition

a)

Emulate

1.

Try to equal; imitate

b)

Evoke

2.

Bring to mind; produce

c)

Excruciating

3.

Very painful

d)

Inaugurate

4.

Mark the beginning of; formally install

e)

Pervade

5.

Spread throughout

18.

Match the word to its definition

a)

Proprietor

1.

Owner of a business

b)

Psuedonym

2.

Fake name; pen name

c)

Rebuff

3.

Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in p

d)

Resilient

4.

Ability to spring back; recovers quickly

e)

Turbulent

5.

Chaotic; unruly; stormy