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TBT Part One Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word "malicious"?

a)

Intended to hurt or harm

b)

Very famous, distinguished

c)

A break or interruption

d)

Loud and boisterous

2.

Which word means "disagreeable, offensive, morally bad"?

a)

Illustrative

b)

Unsavory

c)

Vehement

d)

Catalyst

3.

What is the part of speech for the word "hiatus"?

a)

Adjective

b)

Verb

c)

Noun

d)

Adverb

4.

Which word describes someone who is "very famous, distinguished"?

a)

Infamy

b)

Luminary

c)

Illustrative

d)

Illustrative

5.

What does the word "vehement" mean?

a)

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

b)

An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind

c)

A bladed tool with a long bent handle

d)

To be agitated, as by rage

6.

Which word means "extremely dull; heavy, bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored"?

a)

Ponderous

b)

Raucous

c)

Nefarious

d)

Vital

7.

What is the definition of "induce"?

a)

To specify individually

b)

To cause to happen

c)

To be agitated, as by rage

d)

To show strong feeling

8.

Which word is defined as "loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly"?

a)

Raucous

b)

Malicious

c)

Infamy

d)

Morbidity

9.

What does "catalyst" mean?

a)

A break or interruption

b)

Something that brings about a change in something else

c)

A celebrity who is an inspiration to others

d)

An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind

10.

Which word means "wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards"?

a)

Nefarious

b)

Vital

c)

Lacerate

d)

Itemize

11.

What is the meaning of "lacerate"?

a)

To specify individually

b)

Irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

c)

To be agitated, as by rage

d)

To cause to happen

12.

Which word is defined as "disgrace, dishonor, bad reputation"?

a)

Infamy

b)

Luminary

c)

Hiatus

d)

Scythe

13.

What does "luminary" mean?

a)

A break or interruption

b)

A celebrity who is an inspiration to others

c)

An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind

d)

A bladed tool with a long bent handle

14.

Which word means "an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind"?

a)

Morbidity

b)

Vital

c)

Induce

d)

Seethe

15.

What is the definition of "scythe"?

a)

A bladed tool with a long bent handle, used for cutting or mowing

b)

To be agitated, as by rage

c)

To specify individually

d)

Essential; alive; important