Unit 4 Vocabulary Test Practice

Got a peaceful response from the crowd

Refusing to be _____ by her failure to find a summer job, Lucy made up her mind to try again.

When the children heard their mother's footsteps approaching, they quickly _____ back to bed.

Because the gas did not burn, the experiment showed that carbon dioxide is not _____.

Is it a bad pun to say, our attempts to set up an apple orchard have proved to be _____.

Would humiliate her parents with her crude behavior

persuaded lawmakers to repeal the law

We _____ such heavy casualties on the enemy that they were forced retreat.

Synonyms: To recoil at the thought of getting up early

Had a benign influence on other people

Gave a lackluster performance for the audience

Kept important papers in fireproof safe

brought up the debatable issue on the senate floor

I was thoroughly _____ when I suddenly stumbled and spilled punch all over the host's tuxedo.

Even though she has no official title, she has become the _____ director of the company.

Antonyms: As dry as a dessert during the summer months

Suffering from a lethal disease

Though the defenders of the fort were hopelessly outnumbered, they put up a truly _____ fight.

baffle friends with his odd reaction

Even though I'm an adult, I still _____ in discomfort at the thought of a trip to the dentist.

The dreary courts of medieval kings were enlivened by the pranks and antics of jesters and ___.

When the Supreme Court finds a law unconstitutional, the law is said to be null and _____.

Some parts of the president's proposal were agreeable to everyone; others proved highly _____.

Became dismayed by the lack of money

After four days of steady rainfall, the _____ ground gurgled as we trudged wearily over it.

made a futile effort to defeat the enemy

Their behavior is so _____ and unpredictable that I never know what they are going to do next.

walked on grass drenched in rain

Even though you like to do things your own way, I suggest that you first learn the ___ method.

Used a highly combustible cleaning fluid