wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Sinners in the Hands...Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to perceive or recognize something"?

a)

Abominable

b)

Discern

c)

Deliverance

d)

Incense

2.

Which word means "to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to soothe" ?

a)

Appease

b)

Ascribe

c)

Mitigation

d)

Induce

3.

Which word means "to regard with disgust"?

a)

Deliverance

b)

Abhor

c)

Whet

d)

Incense

4.

Which word describes something "thoroughly detestable; loathsome; disagreeable"?

a)

Abominable

b)

Induce

c)

Ascribe

d)

Mitigation

5.

Which word means "to attribute to a specified cause or source"?

a)

Incense

b)

Ascribe

c)

Discern

d)

Whet

6.

Which term means "to cause to be extremely angry"?

a)

Appease

b)

Deliverance

c)

Incense

d)

Abhor

7.

Which word means "a rescue from danger; something that saves or helps"?

a)

Mitigation

b)

Deliverance

c)

Induce

d)

Abominable

8.

Which word means "a lessening of something that causes suffering"?

a)

Mitigation

b)

Whet

c)

Ascribe

d)

Incense

9.

Which word means "to succeed in persuading someone to do something; to bring about; to cause to happen"?

a)

Induce

b)

Abhor

c)

Discern

d)

Appease

10.

Maya ________ dishonesty and always made sure to tell the truth, no matter how difficult.

a)

abhorred

b)

ascribed

c)

whetted

11.

The charity focused on providing ________ to families struggling with poverty and hunger.

a)

deliverance

b)

abomination

c)

appease

12.

Historians often ______ the fall of the empire to its weak leadership and constant warfare.

a)

ascribe

b)

incense

c)

abhor

13.

The referee’s bad call ______ the fans, who erupted in loud boos from the stands.

a)

incensed

b)

appeased

c)

discerned

14.

The ______ smell coming from the fridge warned them that something had definitely expired.

a)

whet

b)

mitigated

c)

abominable

15.

To ______ his sword before battle, the knight dragged the blade across a rough stone until it gleamed in the torchlight.

a)

discern

b)

ascribe

c)

whet

16.

The commercial was designed to _____ customers to buy the latest smartphone by highlighting its advanced features.

a)

appease

b)

mitigate

c)

induce

17.

BONUS:

Which of the following words means "shaky"?

a)

luxuriant

b)

tenuous

c)

opaque

d)

nocturnal

e)

preeminent

18.

BONUS: Which word best completes the sentence?

Her betrayal left a lasting ______ in their friendship, making it impossible to rebuild trust.

a)

solstice

b)

enmity

c)

profusion

d)

pillage

e)

preeminence