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Vocabulary 10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to shorten a word or phrase

a)

abbreviate

b)

defunct

c)

submissive

d)

parched

2.

a person who considers the pursuit of pleasure the most important thing in life

a)

hedonist

b)

proscribe

c)

ecclesiastical

d)

eclipse

3.

having a strong need for moisture

a)

parched

b)

abbreviate

c)

devoid

d)

ecclesiastical

4.

yielding; passive

a)

submissive

b)

condescending

c)

aberration

d)

devoid

5.

when the light of the Sun or Moon is blocked;

a)

eclipse

b)

hedonist

c)

defunct

d)

aberration

6.

pertaining to the church

a)

ecclesiastical

b)

parched

c)

vitriolic

d)

defunct

7.

lacking

a)

devoid

b)

submissive

c)

proscribe

d)

vitriolic

8.

no longer in use

a)

defunct

b)

ecclesiastical

c)

condescending

d)

abbreviate

9.

harsh or corrosive in tone

a)

vitriolic

b)

devoid

c)

hedonist

d)

condescending

10.

to forbid something

a)

proscribe

b)

aberration

c)

parched

d)

hedonist

11.

You are _____ to believe that men deserve more rights than females

a)

condescending

b)

vitriolic

c)

eclipse

d)

submissive

12.

Because he is a _____, Henry never does anything which does not give him joy.

a)

hedonist

b)

proscribe

c)

ecclesiastical

d)

eclipse

13.

The animals are leaving the ____ forest to find water.

a)

parched

b)

abbreviate

c)

devoid

d)

ecclesiastical

14.

While Sarah may seem like a _____ woman, she is really a forceful person who will not stop until she achieves her goals.

a)

submissive

b)

condescending

c)

aberration

d)

devoid

15.

The _____ history of our church was a topic of discussion during the morning service

a)

ecclesiastical

b)

parched

c)

vitriolic

d)

defunct

16.

We need rainfall or the lake will be ____ of water.

a)

devoid

b)

submissive

c)

proscribe

d)

vitriolic

17.

If your goal is to reduce the likelihood of an _____ occurring in your experiment, then you need to carefully read all the instructions before beginning the procedure.

a)

aberration

b)

eclipse

c)

abbreviate

d)

proscribe

18.

After being hit by a hurricane, the entire neighborhood was ____.

a)

defunct

b)

ecclesiastical

c)

condescending

d)

abbreviate

19.

Me giving her a _____ critique might sting, but harsh is my middle name.

a)

vitriolic

b)

devoid

c)

hedonist

d)

condescending

20.

When my parents discover my boyfriend has an arrest record, they are going to _____ me from seeing him.

a)

proscribe

b)

aberration

c)

parched

d)

hedonist