Vocabulary Practice Final

1. Sometimes my mom looks at me like I’m _____________; like she can see right through me.
2. Parents often complain that teenagers are ____________ and resentful.
3. She and I chatted  _______________(ly) in the hallway during break.
4. Even though there was chaos all around, the teacher sat (un)______________(ed), as though nothing were happening.
5. I had to move _____________(ly) to avoid getting hit by the pitch.

amiable, nimble, transparent, dowry, dirigible, perturb, sullen

1. "I looked __________(ly) at the wings." I didn’t think they would support me
2. Father didn’t actually know anything about horseless carriages, but somehow he had an ______________ feel for fixing things.
3. My mother ______________(ed) me for not saying "please" and "thank you."
4. We _____________ down in a ditch to avoid the explosion.
5. Hand Clap and Tom Sawyer are both very good at ______________(ing) reality.

hunker, intuitive, wistful, embroider, chide, exasperate, dubious

1. The bully tried to _____________ into fighting back, but I ignored him and he went away.
2. Black Dog disappeared for several days on an opium ___________.
3. "…and since pure, _____________ gold is almost as ________________ as clay," it was easy to dent the golden throne.
4. If you water and care for your garden it will ________________.
5. My binder was ______________(ing) from my backpack, and almost fell out.

protrude, unalloyed, goad, luminous, reciprocate, flourish, binge, malleable

1. When someone does you a favor, you should _____________________.
2. He was pulled over for driving ---____________; they though he was drunk.
3. Jean is very ____________ about her silverware; she won’t eat in the cafeteria because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
4. During the earthquake the street began to __________ like waves on an ocean.
5. Please go home and ______________ yourself proper. Those clothes are not acceptable.

erratically, tentatively, attire, undulate, fastidious, tendril, reciprocate

1. After the earthquake many of the rich who were once (impulsive, haughty, forlorn, wistful) were now humbled and looking for crusts of bread like everyone else.
2. Which is a synonym for clever? (deity, perpetual, sardonic, shrewd)
3. Many people for many years have tried to create a(n) (auspicious, incensed, perpetual, sardonic) motion machine that will run forever
4. He had a(n) (incredulous, auspicious, sullen, cleaver) beginning to the new semester; he got four A’s his first round of tests.
5. Which is an antonym for "good fortune"? (inept, incredulous, adversity, undulation)
6. It was quite a(n) (undulation, revelation, persecution, exasperation) when Tom revealed the treasure to the surprised town.
7. Try not to be too (forlorn, perpetual, venerable, credulous) when you hear rumors; most turn out to be false.
8. Sometimes Uncle is a (perpetual, malleable, querulous, incessant) old man who is rarely satisfied.
9. "Yeah, sure." I said very (perpetually, sardonically, ineptly, transparently).
10. Robin (flounced, improvised, patronized, reciprocated) angrily out of the room, waving her arms around.

1. Right now, a large amount of dogs are being held at the pound
2. Divide the watermelon between the four hungry boys
3. This design is different then the one Mikey presented.
4. Steve is taller than me, but I can run faster then he.
5. He is the accused man’s friend, so he isn’t a very (credulous, credible) witness; he might lie.
6. If you don’t do Kbar regularly, you are (likely, liable) to fail
7. The package was (lying, laying) on the table.
8. The sun (affects, effects) your skin in a bad way, resulting in negative (affects, effects).
9. There have been (less, fewer) problems since he left town
10. Tell the dog to lay down on the blanket.
11. There have been less complaints from the students since the cafeteria changed it’s menu.
12. Jason is bright, creative, and works hard.
13. The reason I don’t have my homework was because my dog ate it.
14. His malicious remarks made her feel badly.
15. He ran alot further than me in the race yesterday
 



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