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Vocab Lists #1-3 Practice

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best synonym for "enigma."

She was an enigma.

a)

surprise

b)

shock

c)

mystery

d)

puzzle to be solved

2.

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:

Lebron James is a basketball player of great ___________

a)

enigma

b)

renown

c)

heresy

d)

credulous

3.

The _________ Little Red Riding Hood trusted the wolf's advice.

a)

heresy

b)

enigma

c)

credulous

d)

renown

4.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:

The detective found the case to be a complete _________, with no clear leads.

a)

renown

b)

enigma

c)

heresy

d)

credulous

5.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

His theories were considered _________ by the scientific community.

a)

renown

b)

heresy

c)

enigma

d)

credulous

6.

Select the word that best fits the sentence:

The _________ audience believed every word of the magician's story.

a)

credulous

b)

renown

c)

heresy

d)

enigma

7.

The con artist managed to __ unsuspecting investors out of millions of dollars through an elaborate Ponzi scheme.

a)

ubiquitous

b)

bilk

c)

sycophant

d)

plumage

8.

Another word for "sycophant" is "boot licker."

a)

True

b)

False

9.

seeming to be everywhere; found everywhere


a)

Ubiquitous

b)

credulous

c)

renown

d)

bilk

10.

Having a negative or harmful effect

a)

enigma

b)

sycophant

c)

plumage

d)

Pernicious

11.

After we had been playing our favorite music at top volume for several hours, my mom entered the room and begged for some ___.

a)

allure

b)

misnomer

c)

respite

d)

vanguard

12.

The baby bird lost all its ___________ due to illness.

a)

oblique

b)

cringe

c)

plumage

d)

tenacious