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WorksheetsThe Namesake Vocabulary Chapters 1-5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
I told her that she had to ______ her speech because she only had a three minute time slot and it was currently taking her six minutes to deliver the speech.
foray
truncate
goad
reprimand
The team looked ______ after they lost the volleyball match.
harried
supercilious
crestfallen
inevitable
The ______ teenager wore all black, rarely smiled, and responded to his parents' questions with monotone, one-word answers.
morose
prominent
tentative
supercilious
The marketing team had a _____ idea for the advertising campaign, but they were unsure if it was going to work and had doubts about whether the clients would approve it.
prominent
inevitable
despondent
tentative
The business owner was a ______ member of the community who many people knew and whose photo could be seen on billboards and posters throughout the town.
inevitable
prominent
inviolable
supercilious
The _____ man thought he was super good looking and that every woman was in love with him.
disconcerted
inevitable
supercilious
despondent
The volleyball player's _____ into the sport of soccer did not go well as she realized she was not very skilled with her feet.
foray
goad
reprimand
harried
The mother felt like she had to constantly ____ her children into doing their homework; only with her pushing and prodding would they finally get down to business.
truncate
indiscretion
harried
goad
While planning the wedding, I constantly felt ______ because there were so many details to think about and so many tasks to complete.
despondent
harried
morose
prominent
The Army captain decided to formally _____ the soldier when he left the base without permission and the infraction went on the soldier's permanent record.
truncate
goad
foray
reprimand
In life, failure is _____ because no one is perfect.
indiscretion
despondent
inviolable
inevitable
Ashima engages in a small _____ when she steps into Ashoke's shoes before meeting him because it was improper for a Bengali woman to do such a thing.
indiscretion
foray
tentative
inviolable
The one _____ rule of volleyball is that you cannot catch the ball; if you do, you'll lose!
inviolable
disconcerted
despondent
tentative
The environmentalist Swiftie was ______ when she found out about the amount of air pollution that was created by Taylor Swift's private jet.
prominent
supercilious
tentative
disconcerted
After being broken up with by his long-term girlfriend over text, he was _____and cried for hours.
disconcerted
despondent
indiscretion
harried
