TMS 7th Grade Vocabulary Unit #9

Question 1

When I was trying on dresses, I could tell my friends didn’t like one when they would ___________ at me and say nothing.

Accepted Answer

Gawk

Question 2

Because Will was sure his favorite team would _______________________ its opponent, he bet all his savings on the game.

Accepted Answer

Pulverize

Question 3

Even though the _________________________ man was interested in the beach trip, he could not seem to get out of bed.

Accepted Answer

Glum

Question 4

At the end of the school year, many kids are _______________ as they consider a summer of not seeing their best friends.

Accepted Answer

Wistful

Question 5

The knight was beheaded for__________________________ after trying to kill his king.

Accepted Answer

Treason

Question 6

Whenever I think of the time I wasted with my ex, I cannot help but feel a _____________________ forming on my face.

Accepted Answer

Grimace

Question 7

Although the salesman assured us that the used SUV wasn’t a lemon, my ______________ mother was hesitant to believe him.

Accepted Answer

Skeptical

Question 8

After falling from the horse, he _____________________ tried to stand on his throbbing foot, and found that he couldn’t.

Accepted Answer

Gingerly

Question 9

Although Jenna said her ankle was fine, the ________________________ on her face told us her injury was serious.

Accepted Answer

Grimace

Question 10

Against her father’s wishes, the princess will often __________________ through town and interact with the local people.

Accepted Answer

Saunter

Question 11

When the soldier woke up after being frozen for sixty years, he was ___________________ by all the changes in the world.

Accepted Answer

Bewildered

Question 12

Every morning, the elderly couple will ________________________ past the bakery and comment on the delicious smells.

Accepted Answer

Saunter

Question 13

Whenever the puppy looked in the mirror, he was ___________________ by his reflection and kept barking at the other dog.

Accepted Answer

Bewildered

Question 14

The _____________ woman wanted to get a psychic reading even though she didn’t believe that people could see the future.

Accepted Answer

Skeptical

Question 15

People always ___________________________ at us because we have seven children in our family.

Accepted Answer

Gawk

Question 16

It was a hard hit, and the quarterback was getting up slowly and __________________________, testing for broken bones.

Accepted Answer

Gingerly

Question 17

The kid used to have many friends, but his negative and ________________ attitude made people hesitant to be around him.

Accepted Answer

Glum

Question 18

Using the food processor, I am going to _______________________ the vegetables into small pieces.

Accepted Answer

Pulverize

Question 19

The agent has abandoned his duties to spy for a rival nation, now our government wants him tried for___________________.

Accepted Answer

Treason

Question 20

At the end of the dramatic film, the ____________ audience sat in silence as they pondered what they had just witnessed.

Accepted Answer

Wistful

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