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Wordly wise 1-4

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To express deep regret or sorrow over

a)

Bewail

b)

Destitute

c)

Detract

d)

Emancipate

2.

Without recourses or possessions, especially the necessities of life

a)

Bewail

b)

Detract

c)

Emancipate

d)

Destitute

3.

To take away, especially from the value, beauty or importance of

a)

Bewail

b)

Detract

c)

Destitute

d)

emancipate

4.

To set free from slavery; to liberate

a)

Emancipate

b)

Destitute

c)

Bewail

d)

Detract

5.

To praise highly

a)

Flamboyant

b)

Extol

c)

Impetus

d)

Insuperable

6.

Excessively showy, unrestrained

a)

Flamboyant

b)

Impetus

c)

Extol

d)

Insuperable

7.

A driving force; anything that causes an action

a)

Extol

b)

Insuperable

c)

Impetus

d)

Flamboyant

8.

Incapable of being overcome or defeated

a)

Extol

b)

Insuperable

c)

Flamboyant

d)

Impetus

9.

Not continuous; happening at intervals

a)

Maxim

b)

Intermittent

c)

Obligatory

d)

Plumb

10.

A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying

a)

Intermittent

b)

Obligatory

c)

Maxim

d)

Plumb

11.

Required or demanded

a)

Plumb

b)

Obligatory

c)

Maxim

d)

Intermittent

12.

To measure the depth of water; to reach the deepest part of; to understand by examining closely; to solve; straight up and down; vertical

a)

Maxim

b)

Obligatory

c)

Plumb

d)

Intermittent

13.

A person who wanders from place to place

a)

Intermittent

b)

Plumb

c)

Visage

d)

Vagabond

14.

A face, especially one that expresses feelings

a)

Vagabond

b)

Visage

c)

Extol

d)

Plumb

15.

Promptness in respoonding

a)

Array

b)

Deduce

c)

Alacrity

d)

Encumber

16.

A large group of people or things

a)

Alacrity

b)

Vagabond

c)

Extol

d)

Array

17.

To draw a conclusion from given facts

a)

Deduce

b)

Alacrity

c)

Encumber

d)

Array

18.

To weigh down or burden

a)

Alacrity

b)

Array

c)

Encumber

d)

Deduce

19.

Full of or accompanied by(usually followed by with)

a)

Fraught

b)

Haphazard

c)

Inexplicable

d)

Incontrovertible

20.

Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

a)

Haphazard

b)

Fraught

c)

Incontrovertible

d)

Inexplicable

21.

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

a)

Fraught

b)

Incontrovertible

c)

Inexplicable

d)

Haphazard

22.

Hard to explain or impossible to understand

a)

Incontrovertible

b)

Fraught

c)

Inexplicable

d)

Haphazard

23.

Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness,

a)

Ingenious

b)

Torrid

c)

Sustenance

d)

Laggard

24.

One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler

a)

Ingenious

b)

Torrid

c)

Sustenance

d)

Laggard

25.

Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live

a)

Torrid

b)

Ingenious

c)

Sustenance

d)

Laggard

26.

Intensely hot and dry

a)

Torrid

b)

Ingenious

c)

Laggard

d)

Sustenance

27.

To pass over, across, or through

a)

Torrid

b)

Traverse

c)

Ubiquitous

d)

Zenith

28.

Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places

a)

Torrid

b)

Zenith

c)

Traverse

d)

Ubiquitous

29.

The highest point, the peak

a)

Zenith

b)

Torrid

c)

Ubiquitous

d)

Traverse

30.

To refer to in an indirect way(used with to)

a)

Allude N: allusion

b)

Dote

c)

Disseminate

d)

Consecrate

31.

To set apart as holy

a)

Dote

b)

Consecrate

c)

Disseminate

d)

Allude/Allusion

32.

To scatter or spread widely

a)

Dote

b)

Disseminate

c)

Allude

d)

Consecrate

33.

To show excessive fondness for(used with on or upon)

a)

Disseminate

b)

Exhort

c)

Consecrate

d)

Dote

34.

To urge strongly; to warn or appeal

a)

Feckless

b)

Implicate

c)

Exhort

d)

Lament

35.

Careless or irresponsible

a)

Exhort

b)

Lament

c)

Implicate

d)

Feckless

36.

To show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

a)

Lament

b)

Feckless

c)

Implicate

d)

Exhort

37.

To feel or express grief

a)

Lament

b)

Feckless

c)

Exhort

d)

Monetary

38.

Of or relating to money or currency

a)

Monetary

b)

Pomp

c)

Pensive

d)

Stilted

39.

Deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful

a)

Pensive

b)

Pomp

c)

Stilted

d)

Monetary

40.

A showy or dignified display

a)

Pomp

b)

Stilted

c)

Pensive

d)

Monetary

41.

Artificially stiff or formal in manner

a)

Pomp

b)

Monetary

c)

Stilted

d)

Pensive

42.

To bring under control; to conquer

a)

Trauma

b)

Wanton

c)

Subjugate

d)

Stilted

43.

A severe bodily injury

a)

Trauma

b)

Stilted

c)

Wanton

d)

Pensive

44.

Ignoring what is right

a)

Pensive

b)

Trauma

c)

Subjugate

d)

Wanton

45.

An old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb

a)

Maxim

b)

Camaraderie

c)

Adage

d)

Extraneous

46.

Good will and warm feelings among friends

a)

Adage

b)

Maxim

c)

Extraneous

d)

Camaraderie

47.

To struggle with; to maintain or assert, a conflict or struggle; a point made in an argument

a)

Adage

b)

Contend/contention

c)

Extraneous

d)

Camaraderie

48.

Not necessary; irrelevant

a)

Extraneous

b)

Contend

c)

Adage

d)

Camaraderie

49.

Noisy confusion; uproar

a)

Adage

b)

Contend

c)

Hubbub

d)

Meander

50.

To follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly

a)

Meander

b)

Odoriferous

c)

Hubbub

d)

Adage

51.

Having or giving off a smell

a)

Hubbub

b)

Meander

c)

Adage

d)

Odoriferous

52.

Personal belongings; equipment associated with a particular activity

a)

Hubbub

b)

Meander

c)

Paraphernalia

d)

Adage

53.

Careful of and attentive to detail, especially ones related to good manner and behavior

a)

Paraphernalia

b)

Recuperate

c)

Regale

d)

Punctilious

54.

To regain health or strength

a)

Punctillious

b)

Regale

c)

Recuperate

d)

Sedentary

55.

To entertain or delight

a)

Recuperate

b)

Punctilious

c)

Regale

d)

Sedentary

56.

Doing or requiring a lot of sitting

a)

Regale

b)

Sedentary

c)

Recuperate

d)

Spartan

57.

Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

a)

Adage

b)

Regale

c)

Recuperate

d)

Spartan

58.

Relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

a)

Wry

b)

Spartan

c)

Regale

d)

Temporal

59.

Turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor; amusing in a quiet but sharp way

a)

Wry

b)

Regale

c)

Recuperate

d)

Temporal