Vocabulary Test - Unit 1 - Kayla Tutor | Library

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Match each word to the correct definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
churlish		lacking politeness or good manners
vigil		a watch, especially at night
hover		to float or hang suspended over
revert		to return or go back to

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The moths __________ over the candle flame, and we were afraid they might burn their wings. 
The surly sea captain barked at his crew, "You're all a bunch of ____________(s) ! At this rate, we'll never reach land."
My great-grandmother lived by the old__________ that goes, "A penny saved is a penny earned."

Other Answer Choices:

vigil

adage

decree

laggard

hover

rubble

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I knew we would be more efficient if we ________________  on the project, since two heads are better than one.
I was totally taken aback by the _____________  reply I received to my polite request about his health.
The tsars of imperial Russia were autocrats who ruled their vast empire by royal ___________ .

grope for the telephone

1

the citadels of power

1

search through the rubble

1

servile flattery

1

revert to childishness

1

discordant noises

1

an unassailable citadel

1

the excerpt from the novel

1

precludes successful completion

1

churlish behavior

1

evolve from nothing

1

struck a discordant note

1

servile sycophants

1

the plaudits of the crowd

1

wrangle about a topic

1

Vocabulary Test - Unit 1

Vocabulary Test - Unit 1

Match each word to the correct definition.

grope for the telephone

the citadels of power

search through the rubble

servile flattery

revert to childishness

discordant noises

an unassailable citadel

the excerpt from the novel

precludes successful completion

churlish behavior

evolve from nothing

struck a discordant note

servile sycophants

the plaudits of the crowd

wrangle about a topic

laggard in paying debts

Match each word to the correct definition.

grope for the telephone

the citadels of power

search through the rubble

servile flattery

revert to childishness

discordant noises

an unassailable citadel

the excerpt from the novel

precludes successful completion

churlish behavior

evolve from nothing

struck a discordant note

servile sycophants

the plaudits of the crowd

wrangle about a topic

laggard in paying debts