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WorksheetsVocabulary 1 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the sentence "The storm began to abate as the winds died down," what does abate mean?
To increase in intensity
To decrease or lessen
To change direction
To gather strength
Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of assimilate if to assimilate means to fit in or conform?
He broke the glass with force
They painted the walls blue
The new student quickly adapted to the school culture
The cat chased the mouse
In the sentence "After seeing the overwhelming evidence, the defendant had to concede that he was wrong." What does concede mean?
To fight against
To deny strongly
To make excuses
To admit or acknowledge
The word dissipate is used correctly in which sentence if dissipate means to disperse or fade away?
The fog slowly disappeared into the morning air
They built a new house
The tree grew taller
She wrote a letter
In the sentence "The driver's erratic behavior caused several near accidents." What does erratic mean?
A. Careful and planned
B. Slow and steady
C. Unpredictable and irregular
D. Fast and direct
In the sentence "The new business continued to flourish despite the economic downturn," flourish means:
A. Struggle to survive
B. Remain unchanged
C. Close down
D. Thrive and grow
In the sentence "It was impulsive to buy the shoes because I did not have enough money," impulsive means:
thought through
acting without thinking
be careful about a decision
Thrive and grow
In the sentence "You see an elderly person you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival," longevity means:
capable of being shaped or bent
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
the property of having lived for a considerable time
Thrive and grow
In the sentence "She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago," malleable means:
capable of being shaped or bent
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
the property of having lived for a considerable time
Thrive and grow
In the sentence "There are tall trees obstructing most of my view," obstruct means:
capable of being shaped or bent
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
the property of having lived for a considerable time
shut out from view
In the sentence "For a long time, in order to create a realistic virtual reality environment, you had to render as detailed a world as possible," render means:
A. show in, or as in, a picture
B. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
C. stay longer than you should
D. shut out from view
In the sentence "As she passed, the woman gave a lopsided smile of rueful apology," rueful means:
A. show in, or as in, a picture
B. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
C. stay longer than you should
D. the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
In the sentence "The data showed that any baboon might start moving away from the others as if to draw them on a new course — male or female, dominant or subordinate," subordinate means:
A. subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
B. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
C. stay longer than you should
D. the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
In the sentence "May the next traveler not tarry and keep moving up the line, all the way to liberty," tarry means:
A. subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
B. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
C. stay longer than you should
D. the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
In the sentence "To be caught in some small transgression—missing a day of work, speaking harshly of his rule, failing to attend mass— brought an unforgiving penalty," transgression means:
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
stay longer than you should
the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
