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Vocabulary for a grade

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

aghast

a)

needlessly repetitive

b)

feeling great horror or dismay

c)

rude in a mean-spirited way

d)

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

2.

paradox

a)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

b)

submissive; yielding to authority; slavish, groveling, or servantlike

c)

a statement that seems inconsistent or contradictory but may be true

d)

to make fun of in a rude, sarcastic manner

3.

redundant

a)

needlessly repetitive

b)

a source of great wealth; something that brings great riches

c)

disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

d)

submissive; yielding to authority, slavish, groveling or servantlike

4.

jeer

a)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

b)

a summary

c)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

d)

to make fun of in a rude, sarcastic manner

5.

eccentric

a)

unconventional and slightly strange

b)

a passage taken from a book, article, etc

c)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

d)

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

6.

synopsis

a)

A source of great wealth; something that brings great riches

b)

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

c)

a summary

d)

needlessly repetitive

7.

inadvertent

a)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

b)

unintentional; accidental

c)

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

d)

disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

8.

excerpt

a)

unconventional and slightly strange

b)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approva

c)

a passage taken from a book, article, etc

d)

submissive; yielding to authority; slavish, groveling, or servantlike

9.

churlish

a)

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

b)

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

c)

a summary

d)

submissive; yielding to authority; slavish, groveling, or servantlike

10.

plaudits

a)

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.

b)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

c)

unconventional and slightly strange

d)

needlessly repetitive

11.

bonanza

a)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

b)

to make fun of in a rude, sarcastic manner

c)

unintentional; accidental

d)

A source of great wealth; something that brings great riches

12.

jostle

a)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

b)

to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for

c)

needlessly repetitive

d)

feeling great horror or dismay

13.

laggard

a)

unconventional and slightly strange

b)

a summary

c)

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

d)

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.

14.

adage

a)

unconventional and slightly strange

b)

a familiar proverb or wise saying

c)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

d)

unintentional; accidental

15.

discordant

a)

disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

b)

A source of great wealth; something that brings great riches

c)

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

d)

unconventional and slightly strange

16.

servile

a)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approva

b)

submissive; yielding to authority; slavish, groveling, or servantlike

c)

to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for

d)

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.