Review Units 10-12

The meaning of regales is

• annoys
• pacifies
• bores
• entertains

Veritable nearly means

• tawdry
• enjoyable
• true
• meager

Quirks is best defined as

• mistakes
• oddities
• sorrows
• fantasies

The meaning of levity is

• solemnity
• frivolity
• pity
• piety

Impart nearly means

• transmit
• repeat
• conceal
• criticize

Vitality is best defined as

• timeliness
• seriousness
• liveliness
• appropriateness

Long overdue though it surely was, his [ ] apology was sufficient to soothe my ruffled feelings and [ ] my anger.

• belated...appease
• dexterous...vex
• curt...negate
• caustic...mediate

Despite the [ ] of a few brave men, whose daring deeds on that fateful day are still remembered by history, imperial Rome suffered a(n) [ ] defeat that brought a once-mighty empire to its knees.

• trepidation... veritable
• gallantry... calamitous
• vitality...whimsical
• dexterity...impending

"My ability to hold on to this job will pretty much depend on the answer to one [ ] question," I thought. "Will I prove to be truly hardworking and reliable, or [ ] and irresponsible?"

• pivotal...shiftless
• impending...tractable
• whimsical...personable
• caustic...dexterous

"That rock group's strange antics, [ ] costumes, and weird songs don't really impress me, " Clara remarked. "Frankly, I prefer musicians who are much more [ ]."

• caustic...whimsical
• pert...overbearing
• bartered...tainted
• outlandish...conventional