Worksheets Name

Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level F, Unit 7

Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Date
Instructor name: Laura Hutchison

1. It is hard to forgive the _______________ selfishness with which they took most of the food supplies for their own
use.

a) austere b) punctilious

c) cadaverous d) crass

2. He went right on with his speech, refusing to be _______________ by the heckling of a few loudmouths.

a) desecrated b) prated

c) disconcerted d) desecrated

3. Whenever she serves as chairperson, she is so _______________ that she insists on observing every fine point of
the parliamentary procedure.

a) inconsequential b) beneficient

c) punctilious d) grandiose

4. Even a so-called minor _______________ of the traffic laws may lead to a serious accident.

a) restitution b) infraction

c) stipend d) pillage

5. They _______________ the funeral service by talking loudly during the ceremonies, laughing, and generally
showing a complete lack of respect.

a) desecrated b) concocted

c) beneficiented d) stalwarted

6. Fond remembrances of happy days of family life intensified rather than _______________ her grief.

a) reproved b) concocted

c) mitigated d) prated
7. In addition to paying my tuition fees, the scholarship allows me a monthly _______________ for living expenses.

a) stipend b) restitution

c) austere d) infraction

8. I became desperately tired of listening to him _______________ about how important he was and how much money
he made.

a) debase b) reprove

c) pillage d) prate

9. An official who is responsible for shaping vital national policies should not waste time and energy on such
_______________ matters.

a) stalwart b) inconsequential

c) vulnerable d) cadaverous

10. is work on behalf of the homeless was merely the latest in a long line of _______________ undertakings.

a) cadaverous b) stalwart

c) beneficent d) crass

11. Before they arrived home from the party, they _______________ an elaborate story that they hoped would excuse
their lateness.

a) debased b) disconcerted

c) concocted d) grandiosed

12. Though most of our players were the equals of theirs, the awesome size of their _______________ center filled us
with apprehension.

a) redoubtable b) vulnerable

c) mitigate d) stalwart

13. Though she looked rather frail, her _______________ spirit made her a tireless crusader for women’s rights.

a) stalwart b) inconsequential

c) vulnerable d) grandiose
14. I am telling you this is not to _______________ you for having made a mistake, but to prevent the mistake from
being repeated.

a) reprove b) desecrate

c) pillage d) desist

15. I found that beneath Mr. Brown’s rather _______________ manner and appearance there was a warm,
sympathetic person.

a) prate b) beneficent

c) cadaverous d) austere