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Third Form Vocab - Unit 1 (Sadlier D)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty is to ________.

a)

admonish

b)

exaggerate

c)

celebrate

d)

ignore

2.

Fill in the blank: An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through is called a ________.

a)

breach

b)

patch

c)

crease

d)

fold

3.

A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman is called a ________.

a)

brigand

b)

merchant

c)

hermit

d)

pilgrim

4.

Fill in the blank: To be careful, cautious is to be ________.

a)

circumspect

b)

reckless

c)

apathetic

d)

impulsive

e)

careless

5.

Fill in the blank: To seize for military or official use is to ________.

a)

commandeer

b)

abandon

c)

ignore

d)

release

e)

forgive

6.

Fill in the blank: Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving is described as ________.

a)

cumbersome

b)

nimble

c)

fragile

d)

swift

7.

Fill in the blank: A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill is called a ________.

a)

deadlock

b)

impulse

c)

cascade

d)

outburst

8.

Fill in the blank: Scattered fragments, wreckage are called ________.

a)

debris

b)

foliage

c)

alloy

d)

mirage

9.

Fill in the blank: To spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread is to ________.

a)

diffuse

b)

constrict

c)

amass

d)

condense

10.

Fill in the blank: A difficult or perplexing situation or problem is a ________.

a)

dilemma

b)

solution

c)

celebration

d)

vacation

11.

Fill in the blank: To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed is to ________.

a)

efface

b)

embrace

c)

enrage

d)

enlist

12.

Fill in the blank: To make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; a hopeless mess is to ________.

a)

muddle

b)

organize

c)

clarify

d)

resolve

13.

Fill in the blank: Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind is to be ________.

a)

opinionated

b)

generous

c)

timid

d)

flexible

14.

Fill in the blank: Lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years is called ________.

a)

perennial

b)

annual

c)

biennial

d)

deciduous

15.

Fill in the blank: To incline to beforehand is to ________.

a)

predispose

b)

postpone

c)

dissuade

d)

ignore

16.

Fill in the blank: To let go, give up is to ________.

a)

relinquish

b)

acquire

c)

demand

d)

retain

e)

pursue

17.

Fill in the blank: To save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved is to ________.

a)

salvage

b)

damage

c)

abandon

d)

destroy

18.

Fill in the blank: Sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent is described as ________.

a)

spasmodic

b)

placid

c)

tedious

d)

perpetual

19.

Fill in the blank: Not genuine, not true, not valid is described as ________.

a)

spurious

b)

authentic

c)

credible

d)

genuine

20.

Fill in the blank: The word 'unbridled' (adj.) means _________.

a)

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

b)

carefully planned

c)

partially restricted

d)

extremely tired