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WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop Unit C
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
elaborately decorated
a)
blase
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
ornate
2.
the act of seeking help or protection
a)
promontory
b)
residue
c)
muster
d)
recourse
3.
to declare legally invalid or void
a)
obsess
b)
oust
c)
annu
d)
deplore
4.
a person or thing of no importance
a)
nonentity
b)
recourse
c)
qualm
d)
bolster
5.
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt
a)
residue
b)
recourse
c)
qualm
d)
nonentity
6.
serious and dignified
a)
solicitous
b)
staid
c)
blase
d)
prone
7.
inclined, likely
a)
solicitous
b)
ornate
c)
blase
d)
prone
8.
a remnant
a)
qualm
b)
bolster
c)
residue
d)
muster
9.
to bring together for service or battle
a)
muster
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
bolster
10.
to gather or summon
a)
muster
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
bolster
11.
full of tiny holes
a)
staid
b)
ornate
c)
frivolous
d)
porous
12.
showily splendid
a)
blase
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
ornate
13.
obsess
a)
write timidly
b)
think about constantly
c)
talk casually
d)
banter
14.
oust
a)
study
b)
net
c)
chase
d)
remove
15.
The wildfires raced north as high winds scattered a __________ of fine ash over scorched homes and burned-out acres.
a)
qualm
b)
recourse
c)
residue
d)
promontory
16.
A _______ was sent out to all the schools detailing the names of the All-City mathematics team.
a)
perspective
b)
muster
c)
bolster
d)
residue
17.
If you are caught in an open field in a bad thunderstorm, lie ______ since the lightning bolts tend to be attracted to solitary, upright objects.
a)
frivolous
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
solicitous
18.
A pampered childhood can make some children ______ about toys that other children cherish.
a)
obsess
b)
blase
c)
ornate
d)
solicitous
19.
Uncle Fred will often ________ the entire newspaper looking for the tiniest misspelling that proofreaders have missed.
a)
peruse
b)
muster
c)
deplore
d)
obsess
20.
It's hard not to _________ about the radon gas in the basement because it's so worrisome.
a)
oust
b)
deplore
c)
annul
d)
obsess
21.
She's so ________ to exaggeration that when she said she saw a giant grizzly in the parking lot, no one believed her.
a)
staid
b)
solicitous
c)
prone
d)
blase
22.
I remember how excited I was about my first airplane trip; since then, I've flown so much that I'm quite _________ about flying.
a)
wanton
b)
prone
c)
staid
d)
blase
23.
The invitation had a/an ________ engraving that made any thought of a plain, simple affair fade.
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
porous
d)
ornate
24.
"We are governed by a _________," one critic said of the man she feels has made no impact on the city's business.
a)
nonentity
b)
muster
c)
bolster
d)
residue
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