Words in context: Vocabulary review

Words in context: Vocabulary review

By Eliada Falcon

​culprit

Multiple Choice

Tom believes that he is in great_______ when aunt Polly raises the switch.

• peril

• alacrity

• diligence

• exhibit

Multiple Choice

Tom's ________ pays off, and he becomes good at whistling.

• peril

• alacrity

• diligence

• exhibit

Multiple Choice

The serious parson rarely says anything________.

• upbraids

• facetious

• diligence

• pariah

Multiple Choice

Tom hears the __________ of a cat in the night.

• ingenuity

• caterwauling

• perplexed

• monotonous

Multiple Choice

Nothing ______ Muff Potter, not even getting a whack on the head.

• succumb

• culprit

• fazes

• ominous

Multiple Choice

Tom expects to be found as the ______ and is ready for punishment.

• culprit

• ingenuity

• fazes

• newfangled