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Vocabulary Worksheet: Prognosis, Latent, Dwindle, Concise

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a synonym of the word prognosis?

a)

prediction

b)

hindsight

c)

ignorant

d)

postmortem

2.

What is the meaning of Latent?

a)

Beyond control

b)

Existing but not yet developed or manifest;

c)

Baby talk

d)

Based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

3.

What is the definition of dwindle

a)

A person without a home or regular work

b)

To wander aimlessly or casually without an urgent destination

c)

Not showing serious or respectful attitude

d)

To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

4.

Fill in the blank: Throughout the long day, their energy started to (a)  

Choose from the below words

Ponder

Dwindle

Rabid

Demure

5.

What does concise mean?

a)

short, brief, and comprehensive

b)

Lengthy, boring, and comprehensive

6.

The man’s speech was delivered in a _____ manner. He did not ramble on about different topics, or go

a)

concise

b)

lengthy

c)

confusing

d)

irrelevant

7.

Define the word Eminent.

a)

Far away in time

b)

Something that is about to happen

c)

Famous and respected; stands above others

d)

Worthless or lacking of respect

8.

Taylor Swift was an ______ musician.

a)

Pensive

b)

Eminent

c)

Resplendent

d)

Abstruse

9.

Which of the following can define the word spasmodic?

a)

Rapidly Occurring

b)

Irregular Bursts

c)

Sharp and Pointy

d)

Short and Quick

10.

The geyser erupted in a _____ manner.

a)

Spasmodic

b)

Stagnant

c)

Pugnacious

d)

Superfluous

11.

What is a good definition for the word vagrant?

a)

A homeowner who works from home

b)

A group of people who work together in an office

c)

A person without a single home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging

d)

A person who is very gloomy and sad

12.

Which of the following could be a synonym for the word vagrant?

a)

Spasmodic

b)

Homeless

c)

Gloomy

d)

Meander

13.

What is a synonym for morose?

a)

Sulky

b)

Happy

c)

Taunting

14.

Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable. What word does this define?

a)

Morose

b)

Jovial

c)

Gregarious

d)

Optimistic

15.

The children ______ through the halls on their way to the least favorite class.

a)

meandered

b)

sprinted

c)

collapsed

d)

shouted

16.

Which of the following is a synonym of Meander?

a)

bend

b)

smooth

c)

flaten

d)

urgent

17.

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude

a)

Vagrant

b)

Flippant

c)

Eminent

d)

Pugnacious

18.

The boy’s (a)   answer earned a disappointed look from the teacher.

Choose from the below words

Invincible

Demure

Flippant

Concise

19.

Spring or flinch back in fear

a)

Semblance

b)

Latent

c)

Recoil

d)

Advent

20.

Which is a synonym of recoil?

a)

Flinch

b)

Progress

c)

Push on

d)

Engage

21.

Expedient is defined as:

a)

Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral

b)

Extremely slow and inefficient

c)

Completely unnecessary or redundant

d)

Highly dangerous and risky

22.

As a(n) ______, we decided it was best to use a rock as a make-shift hammer.

a)

expedient

b)

expert

c)

engineer

d)

enthusiast

23.

Dissent: Strong disagreement, to express opinions at variance with those previously held.

a)

Meander

b)

Squander

c)

Recoil

d)

Dissent

24.

When the time came to approval of the proposal, there were two voices of ______

a)

dissent

b)

support

c)

agreement

d)

consent

25.

Having failed his math class last year, This year he felt ____ to not fail.

a)

Invincible

b)

Impelled

c)

Superfluous

d)

Eminent

26.

What is an Antonym of Discourage?

a)

Impel

b)

Dissent

c)

Subjugate

d)

Meander

27.

'______ questions waste the teacher's time.'

a)

B. Superfluous

b)

A. Relevant

c)

C. Important

d)

D. Thoughtful

28.

What is a synonym of superfluous:

a)

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

b)

Necessary and required

c)

Extremely rare

d)

Difficult to understand

29.

The little boy was infatuated with Superman. He could never be defeated, he was…

a)

Vagrant

b)

Flippant

c)

Superfluous

d)

Invincible

30.

To bring under control or domination:

a)

squander

b)

tirade

c)

impelled

d)

subjugate

31.

After capturing the queen, the bandits had successfully (a)   the kingdom’s natives.

Choose from the below words

meandered

subjugated

32.

What is a synonym for subjugate?

a)

impale

b)

conquer

c)

separate

d)

sort

33.

To think about something carefully:

a)

Demure

b)

Adieu

c)

Meander

d)

Ponder

34.

She should (a)   the question before answering.

Choose from the below words

Stagnant

Impell

Ponder

Vile

35.

To fight often; cause trouble

a)

demure

b)

flair

c)

eminent

d)

pugnacious

36.

What is a synonym for Pugnacious?

a)

aggressive

b)

Sweet

c)

Gentle

d)

calm

37.

What character traits are associated with being rabid?

a)

Joy

b)

Extremely violent/angry

c)

Sadness

d)

Loud

38.

What are synonyms of Rabid?

a)

Shy

b)

Haphazard

c)

Arbitrary

d)

Zealous

39.

SEMBLANCE

a)

A. Allow or cause something to be visible

b)

B. Difference between something

c)

C. The outward or apparent form of something when reality is different from what's going on.

d)

D. The way something looks

40.

They are trying to return to some ______ of normal life.

a)

semblance

b)

sample

c)

shadow

d)

section

41.

What definition goes best with stagnant?

a)

Nonflowing, plateauing

b)

Flowing, overfilled

c)

Violent

d)

Googled

42.

What definition goes best with the word Demure

a)

Modest, reserved

b)

Loud and outgoing

c)

Careless and reckless

d)

Aggressive and confrontational

43.

What is the definition of the word demure?

a)

loud, distracting, disruptive

b)

reserved, shy, timid

c)

moderate in the assumption of one's achievements

d)

displaying a temperate behavior towards one's achievements

44.

A long, frustrated speech given for the purpose of criticizing something.

a)

Dissent

b)

Tirade

c)

Vagrant

d)

Advent

45.

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.

Choose from the below words

Squander

Flair

Flippant

Tirade

46.

What is the definition of the word Squander?

a)

Hidden, present but not realized.

b)

Sober, or serious in manner, modest.

c)

To spend foolishly, waste.

d)

Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy.

47.

The young prince ____ his father’s inheritance on lavish parties and expensive trinkets.

a)

squandered

b)

preserved

c)

multiplied

d)

protected

48.

INUNDATE

a)

To underfill

b)

To flood or overwhelm

c)

To control or fight

d)

To play with

49.

The city was (a)   with people, water, and alligators.

Choose from the below words
Inundated

Overwhelmed

Concise

Squandered

50.

an anticipated arrival

a)

advent

b)

expedient

c)

meander

d)

vagrant