Practice with Vocabulary for Call It Courage

indifference impending ominous tumult premonition
haunches deference impaled utmost pursuit

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  1. Which word does not belong?

chasing, pursuing, deference, hunt, pursuit, quest, tracking down

  1. Give a synonym of ominous as it is used in the following sentence.

It was an ominous, oppressive world at this season of storm.

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  1. Antonyms of the word indifference include concern, sympathy, and interest. Which of the following is a synonym of indifference?

a.  awaiting
b.  intuition
c.  loneliness
d.  coldness

  1. Choose the best word to complete the sentence from the vocabulary list above.

Weary with the exertion, Mafatu settled back on his __________ and watched the leaping flame.

  1. Which word can replace the word skewered in the following sentence?

The boar skewered itself, shoulder-deep, upon the spear.
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  1. Complete the following analogy:

Neat is to sloppy as far-off is to _________.

neat : sloppy :: far-off : ____________.

  1. Warily, moving with __________  --- greatest degree, amount, or intensity --- caution, Mafatu crept out of the house.

a.  premonition
b.  pursuit
c.  ominous
d.  utmost

  1. Give a synonym for tumult in the following sentence.

He was aroused at midnight by a thunderous tumult in his ears.

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  1. Which of the following does not describe deference?

a.  a student's feeling towards his favorite teacher
b.  ball players' regard for their coach after a winning season
c.  a child's feeling about a scary monster under his bed
d.  a parent's response to his child winning an art contest

  1. Choose the best word from the list above to complete the sentence.

 The boy stood there irresolute and uncertain. some __________ of danger kept him poised, alert, and wary.

Answer Key

  1. deference

  2. Possible answers:  menacing; threatening, warning, boding evil, threatening, menacing, evil omen

  3. d.  coldness

  4. haunches

  5. impaled

  6. impending

  7. d.  utmost

  8. Possible answers:  a disorderly commotion or disturbance, commotion, confusion, disquiet, madhouse,  pandemonium, racket, shambles, uproar

  9. c.  a child's feeling about a scary monster under his bed

  10. premonition