WS 43

Question 1

vulgar

Vulgar behaviour is not welcome in the playing field.

Answer 1

S: rude, offensive, boorish
A: chaste, clean, decent

Question 2

waft

He smelled a waft of perfume that was so familiar.

Answer 2

S: carry, drift, float, whiff
A: hold, keep

Question 3

waive

The bank will waive all the extra fees so I can pay my loans.

Answer 3

S: give up, let go, abandon
A: approve, continue, deny

Question 4

walkout

The students are planning a walkout as a form of protest

Answer 4

S: demonstrate, manifest, protest
A: lose, conceal

Question 5

wane

Winter is about to want and we can see traces of spring

Answer 5

S: diminish, lessen, decrease
A: brighten, develop, expand

Question 6

weary

His weary smile tells me it’s time to go home.

Answer 6

S: tired, bored, exhausted
A: animated, energetic, fresh

Question 7

woven

The woven basket looks sturdy enough to hold these apples.

Answer 7

S: spun, interlinked, interlaced
A: none

Question 8

writhe

He bit his lip, writhing in suppressed fury.

Answer 8

S: contort, recoil, wiggle
A: straighten

Question 9

yearn

Ken yearns for a quick time off from his busy schedule.

Answer 9

S: ache, crave, chafe
A: abjure, dislike, hate

Question 10

zenith

The sun is now near its zenith

Answer 10

S: top, apex, acme, altitude
A: base, bottom, depth