Vocabulary Quiz PDF

## Circle the letter next to the sentence that suggests the bold vocabulary word. There may be more than one correct answer or no correct answer. 1. **wheedle** (a) Fido stand by the door when he wants to be taken for a walk. (b) If you don't help me, I'll tell Mom who broke the window. (c) C'mon....

## Circle the letter next to the sentence that suggests the bold vocabulary word. There may be more than one correct answer or no correct answer. 1. **wheedle** (a) Fido stand by the door when he wants to be taken for a walk. (b) If you don't help me, I'll tell Mom who broke the window. (c) C'mon. You're my favorite aunt; please lend me the money! 2. **destitution** (a) Because of the financial catastrophe, the family had to rely temporarily on welfare benefits from the government. (b) The pain is in my lower back, Doctor. (c) I can't believe you spend fifty dollars on comic books! 3. **impetus** (a) On the spur of the moment, I decided to join my sister in Maine. (b) I began to take music lessons after inheriting my grandfather's violin. (c) I worked all night in order to meet the nine o'clock deadline. 4. **extol** (a) Ah! There's nothing like fall in New England! (b) Maintaining a good diet and getting more exercise has made me feel really good. (c) The Rangers are formidable rivals this season. 5. **detract** (a) My father said I'd be doing myself a favor if I cut my hair. (b) He looked very well groomed except for his muddy shoes. (c) I apologized for expressing my impatience with her slowness. 6. **insuperable** (a) There is no finer rose anywhere than the wild prairie rose. (b) No one has yet succeeded in rowing alone across the Pacific. (c) With five minutes to go, we were losing the basketball game by fifty points. 7. **visage** (a) My shoe size is 7.5 narrow. (b) I could tell at once that my answer had made her happy. (c) From this spot, you can see for miles in all directions. 8. **obligatory** (a) If you want to be on the committee, be at the next meeting. (b) Guests at White House state dinners must wear formal attire. (c) He finally had to admit that we were hopelessly lost. 9. **bewail** (a) Democracy doesn't work well with such a poor voter turnout. (b) From our cabin, we could hear the eerie howling of the wolves. (c) We'd all be better off if television had never been invented. 10. **maxim** (a) Neither a borrower nor a lender be. (b) Can you lend me five dollars until Friday? (c) The money is in his pocket.