English II Vocab wk 2

Lucas _____________________(ed) the loss of the football game to a failure to prepare for the other team's running game.

• apathy

• attribute

• avaricious

• chivalry

The student's ________________ and lack of studying resulted in several of them failing the vocabulary quiz on Friday. 

• dubiously

• prosaic

• apathy

• avaricious

Brian displayed ___________________ when he gave his umbrella to his girlfriend during the storm.

• chivalry

• inaudible

• contrition

• conscientiously

The kitten's meow was almost __________________ because it was trapped in a deep hole and was weak from a lack of nourishment.

• inaudible

• contrition

• prosaic

• apathy

The __________________ traffic was forced to detour around the crash along six back-roads in Montgomery County. 

• avaricious

• averted

• prosaic

• dubiously

George's ___________________ speech left most of his listeners asleep or daydreaming.

• prosaic

• attribute

• contrition

• dubiously

Jennie ___________________ decided that the best decision that she could make was to vote the way the majority of her voters believed was best for the state. 

• attribute

• contrition

• conscientiously

• dubiously

The corrupt and ___________________ CEO stole money from all of the employees in the company and bought himself a new house in the Bahamas.

• chivalry

• apathy

• avaricious

• dubiously

The murder's __________________ seemed real to the family of the deceased when he cried through his apology. 

• apathy

• contrition

• chivalry

• inaudible

Alexis __________________ answered the question that the teacher asked; he had not read the assignment the night before.

• dubiously

• averted

• inaudible

• prosaic