WorksheetsBuilding an Enriched Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained
reticent
retroactive
salient
sanguine
retribution
just payment for something else, especially a punishment
a basic principle, element, or skill
malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something
an outward projection in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings
retroactive
applying or referring to a period prior to enactment
wickedly disrespectful of of sacred or revered things
prominent or conspicuous
cheerfully confident or optimistic
to echo over and over again; to resound
reverberate
revere
ruminate
sabotage
revere
to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect
to echo over and over again; to resound
to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind
to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily
ritual
a prescribed from or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced
a basic principle, element, or skill
an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size
rudiment
a basic principle, element, or skill
a prescribed form or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced
an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
a country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country
to chew cud - cows and to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind
ruminate
reverberate
revere
sabotage
ruse
an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something
a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size
a basic principle, element, or skill
sabotage - verb and noun
v - to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily
n- malicious damage, destruciton, or hindrance of something
v - to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect
n - an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
wickedly disrespectful of sacred or revered things
sacrilegious
salient
sanctimonious
sanguine
salient noun and adjective
n - an outward projection in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings
adj - prominent or conspicuous
n - a basic principle, element, or skill
adj - cheerfully confident or optimistic
sanctimonious
making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, usually for the purpose of impressing others
cheerfully confident or optimistic
reddish or ruddy
applying or referring to a period prior to enactment
sanguine - pick two
reddish or ruddy
cheerfully confident or optimistic
reserved or restrained
prominent or conspicuous
satellite noun - pick two and adjective - pick one
n - a country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country
adj - dependent
n - a natural or artficial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size
adj - cheerfully confident or optimistic
n- a basic principle, element, or skill
reticent - antonym
talkative
close-mouthed
tight-lipped
uncommunicative
Most ancient peoples looked upon plagues, famines, and other natural disasters as forms of divine _________ for human sin.
retribution
ritual
rudiment
ruse
Lincoln's call for volunteers to fight to preserve the Union __________ through the Northern states
reverberated
revered
ruminated
sabotaged
revere - synonym
cherish
disparage
belittle
denigrate
Any good teacher will tell you that you must master the _________ of a subject before you can proceed to its fine points
rudiments
rituals
salients
satellites
ruminate means to "put on one's thinking cap."
True
False
After ten long years of fruitless fighting, the Greeks finally captured Troy by resorting to a ________.
ruse
satellite
rudiment
retribution
sacrilegious - synonym
sinful
pious
reverant
devout
The newspaper article contained a brief synopsis of the __________ points in the president's address. What part of speech is the missing word?
adjective
noun
verb
adverb
The newspaper article contained a brief synopsis of the __________ points in the president's address.
salient
santimounious
sanguine
sacrilegious
