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Vocabulary Review C9

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a haggard expression

a)

angry

b)

careworn

c)

happy

d)

comical

2.

not one to stint

a)

hold back

b)

go on

c)

go out

d)

hold forth

3.

denounced the turncoat

a)

thief

b)

impostor

c)

traitor

d)

stranger

4.

a hostile stance

a)

attitude

b)

welcome

c)

remark

d)

act

5.

pronounced her a prodigy

a)

failure

b)

marvel

c)

victim

d)

cheat

6.

a personal attribute

a)

style

b)

touch

c)

matter

d)

quality

7.

a haughty mien

a)

reply

b)

villain

c)

reputation

d)

manner

8.

stoical in the face of defeat

a)

self-righteous

b)

self-controlled

c)

self-absorbed

d)

selfless

9.

pertinent facts

a)

alarming

b)

irrelevant

c)

relevant

d)

reassuring

10.

Parry the blow

a)

evade

b)

return

c)

anticipate

d)

deliver

11.

Used as a bludgeon

a)

medicine

b)

substitute

c)

club

d)

ploy

12.

Became a recluse

a)

pauper

b)

expert

c)

celebrity

d)

hermit

13.

An exotic setting

a)

drab

b)

pleasant

c)

colorful

d)

unusual

14.

A gaunt prisoner

a)

escaped

b)

starved

c)

doomed

d)

chained

15.

Fend for oneself

a)

grieve

b)

despair

c)

hope

d)

manage

16.

A dire situation

a)

dreadful

b)

promising

c)

strange

d)

unexpected

17.

Forced to capitulate

a)

surrender

b)

attack

c)

move

d)

reconsider

18.

Excised the paragraph

a)

revised

b)

inserted

c)

translated

d)

removed

19.

Remarks intended to belittle him

a)

disparage

b)

comfort

c)

counsel

d)

flatter

20.

Words that rankled

a)

galled

b)

gratified

c)

mystified

d)

flattered

21.

Convey the message

a)

garble

b)

decipher

c)

transmit

d)

lose

22.

The acme of my career

a)

low point

b)

commencement

c)

setback

d)

high point

23.

Encroach on our territory

a)

trespass on

b)

survey

c)

purchase

d)

avoid

24.

A disgruntled employee

a)

tardy

b)

retired

c)

satisfied

d)

surly

25.

Tawdry furnishings

a)

tacky

b)

ornate

c)

expensive

d)

tasteful

26.

A cryptic remark

a)

humorous

b)

clever

c)

puzzling

d)

sarcastic

27.

Apt to bite

a)

unlikely

b)

liable

c)

difficult

d)

certain

28.

Divergent meanings

a)

former

b)

varying

c)

similar

d)

obscure

29.

Of no avail

a)

interest

b)

mystery

c)

importance

d)

benefit

30.

Menial tasks

a)

lowly

b)

rewarding

c)

complicated

d)

simple

31.

Specific instructions

a)

educational

b)

precise

c)

financial

d)

charitable

32.

Endowed a library

a)

visited

b)

joined

c)

built

d)

funded

33.

An unassuming manner

a)

modest

b)

aggravating

c)

haughty

d)

cool

34.

a perceptible improvement

a)

gradual

b)

sudden

c)

unnoticeable

d)

discernible

35.

informal attire

a)

conversations

b)

clothes

c)

gatherings

d)

occasions

36.

ravage the economy

a)

stimulate

b)

manipulate

c)

revive

d)

devastate

37.

proclaim the news

a)

learn

b)

gather

c)

declare

d)

celebrate

38.

our predominant concern

a)

chief

b)

least

c)

secondary

d)

former

39.

infiltrate enemy lines

a)

pass through

b)

push back

c)

advance to

d)

retreat from

40.

a political crony

a)

maneuver

b)

poll

c)

enemy

d)

pal

41.

unflagging

a)

tireless

b)

hopeless

c)

senseless

d)

humorless

42.

awry

a)

straight

b)

moody

c)

witty

d)

askew

43.

defile

a)

pollute

b)

arrange

c)

confuse

d)

disobey

44.

scavenger

a)

conqueror

b)

aristocrat

c)

rummager

d)

consultant

45.

What is the meaning of the word "fervent"?

a)

comical

b)

earnest

c)

cool

d)

cynical

46.

What does the word "doctrine" mean?

a)

boredom

b)

belief

c)

fable

d)

remedy

47.

What is the definition of "enmity"?

a)

taste

b)

warmth

c)

loneliness

d)

hatred

48.

What does "wallow" mean?

a)

roll about

b)

look around

c)

read over

d)

go outside

49.

What is the meaning of "juncture"?

a)

high point

b)

low point

c)

meeting point

d)

debating point

50.

What does "renown" mean?

a)

fame

b)

shame

c)

blame

d)

claim

51.

What is the meaning of "nullify"?

a)

discuss

b)

execute

c)

instill

d)

cancel

52.

What does "chafe" mean?

a)

scrape

b)

gape

c)

drape

d)

shape

53.

What is the definition of "impunity"?

a)

nastiness

b)

injury

c)

immunity

d)

penalty

54.

What does "plummet" mean?

a)

alight

b)

soar

c)

plunge

d)

glide

55.

What is the meaning of "abut"?

a)

replace with

b)

border on

c)

run over

d)

lift up

56.

What does "proxy" mean?

a)

partner

b)

agent

c)

enemy

d)

buddy

57.

What is the meaning of the word "disarming"?

a)

belligerent

b)

simple

c)

gloomy

d)

charming

58.

What is the meaning of the word "predatory"?

a)

gentle

b)

meek

c)

plundering

d)

quick

59.

What is the meaning of the word "waver"?

a)

flourish

b)

frighten

c)

filter

d)

falter

60.

What is the meaning of the word "jaunty"?

a)

ancient

b)

young

c)

lively

d)

heavy

61.

What is the antonym of the word "unflagging"?

a)

patriotic

b)

subversive

c)

blustery

d)

sagging

62.

What is the antonym of the word "chafe"?

a)

warm

b)

soothe

c)

blister

d)

sink

63.

What is the antonym of the word "menial"?

a)

lofty

b)

lonely

c)

lively

d)

leafy

64.

What is the antonym of the word "exotic"?

a)

weird

b)

nutritious

c)

familiar

d)

tame

65.

What is the antonym of the word "stint"?

a)

merge

b)

splurge

c)

purge

d)

urge

66.

What is the antonym of the word "fervent"?

a)

pessimistic

b)

healthy

c)

apathetic

d)

hopeful

67.

What is the antonym of the word "capitulate"?

a)

hold up

b)

hold out

c)

hold over

d)

hold in

68.

What is the synonym of "apt"?

a)

open

b)

ajar

c)

keen

d)

unlikely

69.

What is the synonym of "unassuming"?

a)

concerned

b)

concentrated

c)

conceited

d)

concise

70.

What is the synonym of "endow"?

a)

invest

b)

donate

c)

deprive

d)

labor

71.

What is the synonym of "pertinent"?

a)

unrelated

b)

sassy

c)

upright

d)

lasting

72.

What is the synonym of "plummet"?

a)

soar

b)

skid

c)

crawl

d)

jog

73.

What is the synonym of "turncoat"?

a)

officer

b)

traitor

c)

coward

d)

loyalist

74.

What is the synonym of "acme"?

a)

distress

b)

pinnacle

c)

bottom

d)

darkness

75.

What is the synonym of "tawdry"?

a)

brown

b)

refined

c)

scandalous

d)

poor

76.

What is the synonym of "cryptic"?

a)

funereal

b)

scary

c)

staccato

d)

clear

77.

What is the synonym of "belittle"?

a)

shrink

b)

exaggerate

c)

seize

d)

finish

78.

What is the synonym of "defile"?

a)

purify

b)

scatter

c)

stain

d)

exercise

79.

What is the synonym of "nullify"?

a)

confirm

b)

condemn

c)

contain

d)

converse

80.

gaunt

a)

lean

b)

cowardly

c)

plump

d)

brave

81.

The prosecutor sought to prove that the defendant had attempted to ________ the victim before robbing him.

a)

defile

b)

abut

c)

belittle

d)

bludgeon

82.

The huge boulder teetered on the edge of the cliff, before it ________ to earth.

a)

chafed

b)

plummeted

c)

encroached

d)

wallowed

83.

Of all the musical ________ perhaps none was so supremely gifted as Mozart, who composed the first of his numerous symphonies when he was just a boy.

a)

prodigies

b)

cronies

c)

junctures

d)

turncoats

84.

When the traitor was finally captured, some advocated shooting the ________ on the spot, but cooler heads prevailed, and he was bound over for trial before a military tribunal.

a)

scavenger

b)

menial

c)

prodigy

d)

turncoat

85.

To get caught “between a rock and a hard place” is to be put in ________ straits.

a)

stoical

b)

specific

c)

dire

d)

menial

86.

I opened the blinds just enough to let a few golden rays of sunshine ________ the darkened room.

a)

infiltrate

b)

illuminate

c)

nullify

d)

endow

e)

convey

87.

Even though the swells seldom dress for dinner anymore, there are still some who consider black-tie the only suitable dining room ________.

a)

attire

b)

stance

c)

attribute

d)

bludgeon

88.

It was not the loss itself so much as that it came at the hands of our bitterest rivals that ________ us the most.

a)

capitulated

b)

wavered

c)

stinted

d)

rankled

89.

I scarcely recognized the ________, sickly-looking figure who approached me as the same stout lad I had known as a youth.

a)

gaunt

b)

cryptic

c)

pertinent

d)

jaunty

90.

“By bringing these scofflaws to justice,” intoned the mayor, “we mean to show that no one can break the laws of this city with ________.”

a)

enmity

b)

impunity

c)

doctrine

d)

proxy

91.

Enmity is to ill-will as

a)

juncture is to friendship

b)

attribute is to poverty

c)

mien is to demeanor

d)

acme is to nadir

e)

doctrine is to remedy

92.

Haggard is to unfavorable as

a)

jaunty is to favorable

b)

disarming is to unfavorable

c)

tawdry is to favorable

d)

gaunt is to favorable

e)

unflagging is to unfavorable

93.

Plummet is to down as

a)

sink is to up

b)

flit is to down

c)

soar is to up

d)

float is to down

e)

descend is to up

94.

Cryptic is to clarity as

a)

tawdry is to vulgarity

b)

perceptible is to difference

c)

divergent is to direction

d)

exotic is to familiarity

e)

predominant is to importance

95.

Chafe is to mollify as

a)

capitulate is to surrender

b)

proclaim is to declare

c)

endow is to bestow

d)

excise is to insert

96.

waver is to self-doubt as

a)

welcome is to self-respect

b)

wallow is to self-indulgence

c)

wither is to self-control

d)

whimper is to self-esteem

e)

wonder is to self-pity

97.

apt is to suitable as

a)

jaunty is to glum

b)

disarming is to obnoxious

c)

specific is to vague

d)

dire is to easy

e)

fervent is to ardent

98.

unassuming is to boast as

a)

predatory is to hunt

b)

disarming is to charm

c)

jaunty is to sparkle

d)

fervent is to care

e)

stoical is to complain

99.

turncoat is to betray as

a)

clotheshorse is to trot

b)

smarty-pants is to teach

c)

gumshoe is to chew

d)

pickpocket is to steal

e)

stuffed shirt is to eat

100.

menial is to servant as

a)

prodigy is to marvel

b)

crony is to enemy

c)

proxy is to agent

d)

turncoat is to renegade

e)

scavenger is to jackal

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