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Vocabulary Words 130-145

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
to leave secretly and suddenly, often to avoid arrest or punishment. (verb)
a)
Abscond
b)
Escape
c)
Confess
2.
moving in a smooth, curving way; having many curves. (adjective)
a)
Straightforward
b)
Sinuous
c)
Winding
3.
safe to drink. (adjective)
a)
Thick
b)
Drinkable
c)
Potable
4.
to make someone less angry or upset by doing or saying something nice. (verb)
a)
Placate
b)
Ignore
c)
Appease
5.
full of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. (adjective)
a)
Ebullient
b)
Calm
c)
Enthusiastic
6.
lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. (noun)
a)
Discord
b)
Conflict
c)
Accord
7.
to argue or complain about small, unimportant details. (verb)
a)
Agree
b)
Quibble
c)
Split hairs
8.
to make something ineffective or useless. (verb)
a)
Negate
b)
Strengthen
c)
Invalidate
9.
under your feet; on the ground where you are walking. (adverb)
a)
Underfoot
b)
Beneath
c)
Nullify
10.
to stop resisting and accept something, especially after a struggle. (verb)
a)
culminate
b)
Capitulate
c)
Surrender
11.
to praise someone too much or in an excessive way. (verb)
a)
imitate
b)
Adulate
c)
Idolize
12.
consisting of many different types, parts, or colours. (adjective)
a)
Motley
b)
Varied
c)
defuse
13.
to grow or develop quickly. (verb)
a)
Burgeon
b)
flourish
c)
grow
14.
the rhythm or flow of a sound, especially in speech or music. (noun)
a)
Cadence
b)
Sanguine
c)
Rhythm
15.
to ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something. (verb)
a)
Beseech
b)
Implore
c)
Suggest
16.
very worn out and thin from use; lacking originality or freshness. (adjective)
a)
thick
b)
Threadbare
c)
Worn
17.
long or thin and weak-looking. (adjective)
a)
tall
b)
Spindly
c)
Skinny
18.
to make someone feel isolated or unfriendly. (verb)
a)
hostile
b)
Alienate
c)
estrange
19.
having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste; interesting or exciting. (adjective)
a)
Piquant
b)
Bland
c)
Spicy
20.

The thief ab (a)   with the money before the police arrived. (v)

21.

The si (a)   road twisted through the mountains like a snake. (adj)

22.

In the remote village, clean and po (a)   water was hard to find. (adj)

23.

She tried to pl (a)   her angry friend by apologising sincerely. (v)

24.

His eb (a)   personality lit up the entire room with energy. (adj)

25.

Years of dis (a)   between the siblings made family dinners tense. (n)

26.

They qui (a)   over who should wash the dishes, even though it hardly mattered. (v)

27.

One small error can ne (a)   all your hard work. (v)

28.

The autumn leaves crunched un (a)   as we walked through the park. (adv)

29.

After hours of negotiation, he finally cap (a)   to their demands. (v)

30.

Fans ad (a)   the actor, cheering and asking for autographs. (v)

31.

The clown wore a m (a)   costume of mismatched colours and patterns. (adj)

32.

The city’s population began to bur (a)   with new arrivals every day. (v)

33.

Her speech had a calm, steady ca (a)   that soothed the audience. (n)

34.

Despite the setbacks, he remained san (a)   about the future. (adj)

35.

The villagers be (a)   the king to spare their land. (v)

36.

He wore a th (a)   coat, with the fabric worn thin at the elbows. (adj)

37.

The spider’s sp (a)   legs looked fragile but moved swiftly. (adj)

38.

Constant criticism can al (a)   your closest allies. (v)

39.

The dish had a pi (a)   flavour that made it both spicy and tasty. (adj)