vocab1_def

The detective ______ the suspect's face for indications of nervousness.

• scrutinized
• assimilated
• bantered
• disheveled

She was _______ about receiving criticism of her performance.

• tenacious
• apprehensive
• pretentious
• benign

Since Eli has not had time to comb his hair or wash his face, he looks quite ________ .

• elusive
• facetious
• disheveled
• benign

It is impossible to assemble a bed frame with ________ instructions.

• profound
• elusive
• gaunt
• ambiguous

In his latest campaign speech, the politician promised to be a _______ for change.

• benign
• catalyst
• banter
• pretentious

All of the scout troops in the city will _________ to collect over a million cans of food for the holiday food drive.

• assimilate
• trepidation
• scrutinize
• collaborate

Jennifer threw a party to celebrate the success of her husband’s latest business _________.

• intuitive
• idiosyncrasies
• endeavors
• recourse

Unfortunately, Henry often confuses being funny with being ________ .

• benign
• verbose
• elusive
• facetious

The selfish queen who spent millions on her wardrobe felt no pity for her citizens who were ________ from starvation.

• profound
• gaunt
• martyr
• verbose

Fred's _______ of always wearing a red hat makes him look ridiculous

• idiosyncrasy
• endeavor
• eclectic
• catalyst