10.4 Unit Vocabulary

Question 1

Do you think Paartha's ___ is because he's embarrassed by his stutter or because he doesn't want to get in trouble?

Accepted Answer

reticence

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a synonym for visage?

Accepted Answer

emotion

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a synonym for calamitous?

Accepted Answer

wicked

Question 4

Which of these is a synonym for spectral?

Accepted Answer

ghostly

Question 5

college : admissions :: jail : ___

Accepted Answer

penal

Question 6

Annabelle, it really bothers me that you ___ yourself in the basement when your grandparents are visiting!

Accepted Answer

sequester

Question 7

The ___ gleam in Lulit's eye scared me more than her clenched fists.

Accepted Answer

baleful

Question 8

Miriam's boss ____ chose the fourth for her annual review, even though she wasn't ready.

Accepted Answer

arbitrarily

Question 9

While I don't share it, I admire Mustafa's ___ for tabletop games.

Accepted Answer

zest

Question 10

Neither Lupe nor I trust this ____; we'd rather take our chances swimming across the river.

Accepted Answer

ford

Question 11

Jorge deserved to be ___ for his bravery as a Navy SEAL.

Accepted Answer

lauded

Question 12

Recep tried warning his friends that it was ___ to keep hiking in the dark, but they went ahead anyway.

Accepted Answer

perilous

Question 13

famous : movie star :: single : ___

Accepted Answer

hermit

Question 14

Tamara is so ___ about football, she had her favorite player's number tattooed on her shoulder.

Accepted Answer

ardent

Question 15

The McCaffreys don't use their dilapidated ___ anymore because the wood has rotted.

Accepted Answer

quay

Question 16

I don't think Jared has one ____ of common sense amidst all that genius.

Accepted Answer

whit

Question 17

In Leanna's culture, to wash a cast iron skillet is to ___ it.

Accepted Answer

defile

Question 18

book : Clifford the Big Red Dog :: shade : ___

Accepted Answer

swarthy

Question 19

Which of these is a synonym for jargon?

Accepted Answer

slang

Questions 19