SAT/ACT Scholastic Word List--brittle to skepticism

The dog's barking ___ the class' progress.

____ students rarely learn all of a course's content.

To help the students learn their vocab, the teacher had them ___ as they played a word game.

Constant studying can ___ a student's desire to learn.

The prisoners of Nazi death camps were given almost no food and became ____.

He was quite __ when his sister forgot to pick him up after piano practice.

The children had a(n) ___ about their parents' preferences and created quite a stir at dinner.

A common ___ of Asian children is that they honor their parents' wishes.

Once her computer stopped working, the situation in the classroom began to ___ quickly.

The damage done to the couch when the children colored it with permanent markers was ___.

The woman at the fair grounds thought making change for the two $15 tickets was a ____ task.

Bathing suits are ___ attire for school.

We should share ideas so that we come to understand each other's ___.

The teacher ___ assigned homework every weekend even when the students cried.

The students reacted with ___ when their teacher said the test would be fun.

Best friends are often ____.

The students' favorite teacher used candy as a(n) ___.

Because the ACT reading test is so challenging, many students find it ____.

The juveniles were put on ___ because they vandalized the science lab.

Although the student had made a(n) ___ statement, the teacher sent him to the office.

Daily reading will ___ one's vocabulary.

The ___ student group brought a variety of skills to the classroom.

Asian students are stereotyped as having a(n) ___ for understanding mathematics.

The teacher felt no ___ when she gave the students a pop quiz which she knew they would fail.

His parents hoped to ___ his ideas about becoming a circus clown.

The police officers thought they had found the ___ when they went to the rowdy family's house.

___ is often the result of inexperience and ignorance.

Getting $100 for every A on her report card was a(n) ___ reward and motivated her to work hard.

The students became ___ when the teacher forgot to bring candy for their rewards.

Because of a series of vaccinations, the children were ___ to many major illnesses.