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