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WorksheetsBasic Reading Unit 1-6 Vocab Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
courage in facing difficulties
fortitude
augment
pliable
bereft
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
tentative
insidious
guise
unkempt
experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
unkempt
tentative
bereft
stolid
word for word; exactly as written/spoken
tentative
reiterate
augment
verbatim
What is given to fighting, warlike, or aggressive?
cursory
belligerent
adroit
impervious
What does scrutinize mean?
decline
fussy
to examine closely
benign
If you are in jeopardy, are you in....
danger
school
laughter
a theater
if you are being quick, hasty, and not thorough what word describes your actions?
adroit
amicable
averse
cursory
It is simply not ________________________ that we will finish painting all of the set pieces in time for the opening day of the musical.
tepid
feasible
meticulous
impervious
The judge ordered the remarks _____ from the court record.
ascertained
bequeathed
expunged
skulked
When a scuffle broke out, the commissioner ordered the police to _____ the crowd.
converge
disperse
expunge
skulk
We need to _____ what it will cost to remodel our kitchen.
ascertain
bequeath
disperse
expunge
The elegantly dressed couple strolled down the boulevard with a _____ air.
cogent
finite
nonchalant
scrupulous
The television coverage resumed as soon as the delegates _____ on the hall to hear the keynote speaker's address.
ascertained
converged
dispersed
expunged
The burglar _____ in the alley looking for a way to get into the darkened jewelry store without attracting the attention of anyone who might be nearby.
converged
dispersed
expunged
skulked
There are only a _____ number of possible answers to a multiple-choice question.
affiliated
cogent
finite
omniscient
After boasting to me of your family's great wealth, how could you have the __________________ to ask me for a loan?
clemency
dearth
repose
temerity
With all the deductions for taxes, there is a substantial ___________________ between my official salary and my weekly paycheck.
dearth
repose
discrepancy
clemency
He is not too well informed on most matters, but when it comes to big-league baseball, he is all but _________________.
indomitable
infallible
remiss
diffident
Attacking the present administration, the candidate said that crime has been _____________________ in the streets.
deft
premeditated
rampant
explicit
The sudden drop in temperature and the unnatural stillness in the air were ____________________ signs of an unfavorable change in the weather.
ominous
deft
destitute
suppressed
Whether your act was ___________________ or the result of carelessness, the fact remains that you have caused great pain to someone who has always been very good to you.
premeditated
rampant
deft
venal
The referee gave a(n) ___________________ warning that if either team protested her decisions, she would be forced to call a technical foul.
ominous
deft
explicit
ironic
Who would have dreamed that the cluttered old attic, with all its darkness, dust, and _____________________ odor, contained such a treasure!
extirpated
musty
stately
suppressed
The students couldn't _________________ their groans of dismay when the teacher announced a surprise quiz.
extirpate
suppress
solace
comprise
