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WordMasters 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is defined below?

A cloak or covering

a)

mantle

b)

foment

c)

incessant

d)

cohesion

2.

Which word is defined below?

a layer of the earth between the crust and the core

a)

mantle

b)

foment

c)

incessant

d)

cohesion

3.

Which word is defined below?

to stir up or instigate, particularly an undesirable or violent action

a)

mantle

b)

foment

c)

incessant

d)

cohesion

4.

Which word is defined below?

continuing on with out any interruptions

a)

mantle

b)

foment

c)

incessant

d)

cohesion

5.

Which word is defined below?

the action or fact of forming a unified whole

a)

mantle

b)

foment

c)

incessant

d)

cohesion

6.

Which word is defined below?

to criticize someone or something harshly

a)

lambaste

b)

impervious

c)

membrane

d)

blanch

7.

Which word is defined below?

unable to be affected by; not allowing fluid to pass through

a)

lambaste

b)

impervious

c)

membrane

d)

blanch

8.

Which word is defined below?

a thin layer of tissue that coats a surface

a)

lambaste

b)

impervious

c)

membrane

d)

blanch

9.

Which word is defined below?

to make white or pale, often by boiling

a)

lambaste

b)

impervious

c)

membrane

d)

blanch

10.

Which word is defined below?

showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; secular rather than religious

a)

profane

b)

attrition

c)

divert

d)

incessant

11.

Which word is defined below?

happening at regular intervals; occurring repeatedly

a)

pith

b)

deflect

c)

periodic

d)

sheath

12.

Which word is defined below?

the process o reducing something's strength or effectively through sustained attack or pressure

a)

profane

b)

attrition

c)

divert

d)

irreverent

13.

Which word is defined below?

to cause something to change course or turn from one direction to another

a)

profane

b)

attrition

c)

divert

d)

irreverent

14.

Which word is defined below?

showing a lack of respect for things that are usually taken seriously

a)

mantle

b)

attrition

c)

divert

d)

irreverent

15.

Which word is defined below?

the essential or central part; the essence of something

a)

pith

b)

deflect

c)

periodic

d)

sheath

16.

Which word is defined below?

to cause something to change direction; to turn aside

a)

pith

b)

deflect

c)

periodic

d)

sheath

17.

Which word is defined below?

a protective covering, often for a blade or weapon

a)

pith

b)

deflect

c)

periodic

d)

sheath

18.

Which word is defined below?

a protective covering, often for a blade or weapon

a)

pith

b)

deflect

c)

periodic

d)

sheath

19.

Which word is defined below?

to pacify or placate someone by giving in to their demands

a)

appease

b)

staccato

c)

ignominy

d)

contend

e)

unremitting

20.

Which word is defined below?

music played in a detached or disconnected manner; abrupt

a)

appease

b)

staccato

c)

ignominy

d)

contend

e)

unremitting

21.

Which word is defined below?

public shame or disgrace

a)

appease

b)

staccato

c)

ignominy

d)

contend

e)

unremitting

22.

Which word is defined below?

to assert something as a position in an argument; to struggle to overcome a difficulty

a)

appease

b)

staccato

c)

ignominy

d)

contend

e)

unremitting

23.

Which word is defined below?

never relaxing or slackening

a)

appease

b)

staccato

c)

ignominy

d)

contend

e)

unremitting

24.

Which word is defined below?

a length of cloth used to wrap a body for burial; can also refer to something that conceals

a)

shroud

b)

antagonize

c)

permeable

d)

cede

25.

Which word is defined below?

to cause someone to become hostile; to provoke

a)

shroud

b)

antagonize

c)

permeable

d)

cede

26.

Which word is defined below?

allowing liquids or gasses to pass through; porous

a)

shroud

b)

antagonize

c)

permeable

d)

cede

27.

Which word is defined below?

to give up power or territory

a)

shroud

b)

antagonize

c)

permeable

d)

cede

28.

Which word pair correctly completes this analogy?

foment : antagonize ::

a)

deflect : divert

b)

cede : contend

c)

lambaste : blanch

29.

Which word pair correctly completes this analogy?

incessant : unremitting ::

a)

appease : pacify

b)

permeable : impervious

c)

profane: reverent

30.

Which word correctly completes this analogy?

lambaste : critique :: glorify :

a)

compliment

b)

exclude

c)

correct

31.

Which word correctly completes this analogy?

mantle : pith :: shroud :

a)

sheath

b)

contention

c)

attrition

32.

Which word does not belong?

a)

mantle

b)

sheath

c)

shroud

d)

cohesion

33.

Which word does not belong?

a)

foment

b)

antagonize

c)

ignominy

d)

appease

34.

Which word does not belong?

a)

blanch

b)

attrition

c)

appease

d)

membrane

35.

Which word does not belong?

a)

blanch

b)

attrition

c)

appease

d)

membrane