Unit 4 Vocabulary - 9th

Preparing to move again, I comforted myself with the _________ “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”

• regale
• adage
• hubub
• odiferous

He gave a _________ smile as he admitted believing such a far-fetched tale.

• sedentary
• meander
• wry
• contend

A spirit of ______________ filled the room where the group gathered for its high-school reunion.

• punctillious
• adage
• Spartan
• camaraderie

Medieval kings were the ___________ rulers of their states, but in religious matters they accepted the Pope’s authority.

• temporal
• recuperate
• meander
• sedentary

Mail carriers sometimes have to _________ with bothersome dogs.

• recuperate
• hubbub
• temporal
• contend

The Marine sergeant described the _________ way of life at the recruits’ training camp.

• sedentary
• Spartan
• temporal
• meander

When you revise your written instructions, eliminate any __________  details.

• extraneous
• paraphenalia
• regale
• wry

Operating a computer is __________ work.

• wry
• camaraderie
• sedentary
• adage

Fans thronged onto the field in a __________  of excitement when the Boston Red Sox won the pennant.

• paraphenalia
• hubbub
• regale
• meander

Charlie ________________ the guests with his funny stories.

• regaled
• punctillious
• extraneous
• temporal