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VPP: Lesson 10
VPP: Lesson 10
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1
(adj) obvious; too conspicuous; noticeable
bane
berate
blatant
fawn
2
After being fired, the doctor was no longer __(-d) with the hospital.
affiliate
pacify
fawn
filch
3
(n) a beginner
neophyte
garble
calumny
blatant
4
Synonyms:
worship; brown nose; gush
fallible
bane
fawn
minion
5
When learning to speak, babies will often __the majority of their words.
desolate
garble
berate
pacify
6
(adj) capable of error; able to mess up
fallible
fawn
filch
affiliate
7
The towel boy is a __who does all of the dirty work for the team.
minion
fallible
filch
dawdle
8
It was the duty of the veteran soldier to teach the __ how to use his weapon.
pacifier
calumny
bane
neophyte
9
It's often shocking for small children to realize that their heroes are __ .
neophyte
bane
desolate
fallible
10
The sales clerk could do nothing when the customer __(-d) him for the floor being wet.
pacify
filch
prevaricate
berate
11
Synonyms:
embezzle; hustle; theive
fawn
calumny
filch
garble
12
(v) to lie
prevaricate
fallible
garble
berate
13
Small children often __when they are asked to do chores that they hate.
garble
berate
fawn
dawdle
14
According to mythology, only a human sacrifice could __ the gods when they were angry.
fallible
berate
pacify
desolate
15
(v) to steal
fawn
fallible
filch
berate
16
The Grinch was the __ of Whoville, but his cold heart eventually melted with Christmas spirit.
garble
fallible
bane
fawn
17
(v) to act slavishly submissive; to pay too much attention to
filch
desolate
dawdle
fawn
18
(n) an associate; a partner
bane
minion
fawn
affiliate
19
In the __desert, there were no plants or animals.
blatant
desolate
neophyte
fallible
20
(adj) lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren (nothing lives there)
calumny
fallible
desolate
neophyte
21
(v) to scold or rebuke (fuss at) severely and at length
berate
pacify
prevaricate
filch
22
When you __ , you only make a bad situation worse than it already is.
pacify
prevaricate
affiliate
fallible
23
(n) the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
lima beans
bane
poison ivy
atomic bomb
24
(n) a fawning, servile follower; one who follows another blindly
minion
calumny
neophyte
fawn
25
In order to
pacify
a baby, one should ....
all of the answers are correct
burp it
feed it
change its diaper
26
(n) a false and malicious accusation; to tell a falsehood about someone
filch
fallible
bane
calumny
27
The drunk driver's __disregard for the lives of others earned him 7 years in prison.
blatant
neophyte
prevaricate
affiliate
28
(v) to mix up or distort
gardenia
garble
garden
garage
29
The old woman used her cane to beat the girl who tried to __ her purse.
fawn
garble
filch
dawdle
30
If someone
prevaricates
in court, he/she may be...
charged with contempt by the judge
called as a witness
doing the right thing
paid for his/her time in court
31
It was entertaining to watch the greedy woman __over the old man that she thought was wealthy.
prevaricate
fallible
filch
fawn
32
Synonyms:
diddle-daddle; stroll; drag
desolate
dawdle
neophyte
waddle
33
Synonyms:
calamity; scourge; pest
history tests
bane
blatant
desolate
34
(v) to calm down
pacifier
pacify
minion
desolate
35
Because the worker was a
neophyte
...
she was paid more than veteran workers
she made many mistakes as she learned the "ropes"
she was given a new computer
she had to eat by herself at lunch
36
After being
berated
by someone all day, a person may...
make a sandwich
get fed up and fuss back at the person
take a nap
ask them out on a date
37
(v) to waste time
dawdle
desolate
prevaricate
minion
38
Synonyms:
flashy; shameless; impudent
prevaricate
pacify
fallible
blatant
39
A child may discover that his/her parents are
fallible
when ....
he sees his parent winning a medal
he gets a new brother or sister
he hears about his parent's job
he accidentally sees his mom laying out "Santa" gifts
40
Sue's ex-husband tried to make a __ about her in court, but the judge told him to be quiet.
calumny
minion
affiliate
bane
