Vocabulary Practice Week 2

endeavor plummet hoist
methodically flank vague
strewn lurk egress
convoluted vicious  
  1. What does scattered mean in the following sentence?

On the wall, clothes hung from hooks, and more clothes were scattered untidily on the floor.

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  1. Give a synonym for complicated as it is used in the following sentence.

He ran a finger over their complicated surface.

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  1. Antonyms of the word brutal include cheerful, friendly, or kind. Which of the following is a synonym of brutal?

a.  lurk
b.  plummet
c.  methodically
d.  vicious

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

She had frightening dreams in which something dangerous was __________________ing in the darkness.

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

 The title of this document is 'Instruction for Exit'."
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  1. Complete the following analogy:

Big is to little as randomly  is to _________.

big : little :: randomly : ____________.

  1.  "Spreading __________________ --- nasty, brutal, fierce, and spiteful --  rumors," was the answer.

a.  hoist
b.  plummet
c.  vicious
d.  lurk

  1.  Which of the following describes strewn.

a.  photographs in an album
b.  seashells scattered on a seashore
c.  clothes folded neatly in a drawer
d.  a deck of cards in a box

  1. The small child was holding a convoluted seashell. What shell was he holding?

a. 
b. 
c. 

  1. Choose the best word from the list above that means:

undertaking     venture     attempt

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Answer Key

  1. strewn

  2. convoluted

  3. d.  vicious

  4. lurk

  5. egress

  6. methodically

  7. c.  vicious

  8. b.  seashells scattered on a seashore
     

  9. a. 

  10. endeavor