WorksheetsVocabulary Worksheet: Prognosis, Latent, Dwindle, Concise
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is a synonym of the word prognosis?
prediction
hindsight
ignorant
postmortem
What is the meaning of Latent?
Beyond control
Existing but not yet developed or manifest;
Baby talk
Based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
What is the definition of dwindle
A person without a home or regular work
To wander aimlessly or casually without an urgent destination
Not showing serious or respectful attitude
To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Fill in the blank: Throughout the long day, their energy started to (a)
Ponder
Dwindle
Rabid
Demure
What does concise mean?
short, brief, and comprehensive
Lengthy, boring, and comprehensive
The man’s speech was delivered in a _____ manner. He did not ramble on about different topics, or go
concise
lengthy
confusing
irrelevant
Define the word Eminent.
Far away in time
Something that is about to happen
Famous and respected; stands above others
Worthless or lacking of respect
Taylor Swift was an ______ musician.
Pensive
Eminent
Resplendent
Abstruse
Which of the following can define the word spasmodic?
Rapidly Occurring
Irregular Bursts
Sharp and Pointy
Short and Quick
The geyser erupted in a _____ manner.
Spasmodic
Stagnant
Pugnacious
Superfluous
What is a good definition for the word vagrant?
A homeowner who works from home
A group of people who work together in an office
A person without a single home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging
A person who is very gloomy and sad
Which of the following could be a synonym for the word vagrant?
Spasmodic
Homeless
Gloomy
Meander
What is a synonym for morose?
Sulky
Happy
Taunting
Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable. What word does this define?
Morose
Jovial
Gregarious
Optimistic
The children ______ through the halls on their way to the least favorite class.
meandered
sprinted
collapsed
shouted
Which of the following is a synonym of Meander?
bend
smooth
flaten
urgent
Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
Vagrant
Flippant
Eminent
Pugnacious
The boy’s (a) answer earned a disappointed look from the teacher.
Invincible
Demure
Flippant
Concise
Spring or flinch back in fear
Semblance
Latent
Recoil
Advent
Which is a synonym of recoil?
Flinch
Progress
Push on
Engage
Expedient is defined as:
Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
Extremely slow and inefficient
Completely unnecessary or redundant
Highly dangerous and risky
As a(n) ______, we decided it was best to use a rock as a make-shift hammer.
expedient
expert
engineer
enthusiast
Dissent: Strong disagreement, to express opinions at variance with those previously held.
Meander
Squander
Recoil
Dissent
When the time came to approval of the proposal, there were two voices of ______
dissent
support
agreement
consent
Having failed his math class last year, This year he felt ____ to not fail.
Invincible
Impelled
Superfluous
Eminent
What is an Antonym of Discourage?
Impel
Dissent
Subjugate
Meander
'______ questions waste the teacher's time.'
B. Superfluous
A. Relevant
C. Important
D. Thoughtful
What is a synonym of superfluous:
Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Necessary and required
Extremely rare
Difficult to understand
The little boy was infatuated with Superman. He could never be defeated, he was…
Vagrant
Flippant
Superfluous
Invincible
To bring under control or domination:
squander
tirade
impelled
subjugate
After capturing the queen, the bandits had successfully (a) the kingdom’s natives.
meandered
subjugated
What is a synonym for subjugate?
impale
conquer
separate
sort
To think about something carefully:
Demure
Adieu
Meander
Ponder
She should (a) the question before answering.
Stagnant
Impell
Ponder
Vile
To fight often; cause trouble
demure
flair
eminent
pugnacious
What is a synonym for Pugnacious?
aggressive
Sweet
Gentle
calm
What character traits are associated with being rabid?
Joy
Extremely violent/angry
Sadness
Loud
What are synonyms of Rabid?
Shy
Haphazard
Arbitrary
Zealous
SEMBLANCE
A. Allow or cause something to be visible
B. Difference between something
C. The outward or apparent form of something when reality is different from what's going on.
D. The way something looks
They are trying to return to some ______ of normal life.
semblance
sample
shadow
section
What definition goes best with stagnant?
Nonflowing, plateauing
Flowing, overfilled
Violent
Googled
What definition goes best with the word Demure
Modest, reserved
Loud and outgoing
Careless and reckless
Aggressive and confrontational
What is the definition of the word demure?
loud, distracting, disruptive
reserved, shy, timid
moderate in the assumption of one's achievements
displaying a temperate behavior towards one's achievements
A long, frustrated speech given for the purpose of criticizing something.
Dissent
Tirade
Vagrant
Advent
The previous day at the office had been terrible, his co-worker had gone on a non-stop (a) about their peers for hours on end.
Squander
Flair
Flippant
Tirade
What is the definition of the word Squander?
Hidden, present but not realized.
Sober, or serious in manner, modest.
To spend foolishly, waste.
Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy.
The young prince ____ his father’s inheritance on lavish parties and expensive trinkets.
squandered
preserved
multiplied
protected
INUNDATE
To underfill
To flood or overwhelm
To control or fight
To play with
The city was (a) with people, water, and alligators.
Overwhelmed
Concise
Squandered
an anticipated arrival
advent
expedient
meander
vagrant
