Unit 4B Vocabulary Quiz!

Some think that schoolwork is _____ labor, but try being a professional elephant because they work their tails off for peanuts!

• arduous
• pompous

Instead of overlooking the problems, the C.E.O. decided to_____ his underlings for gross incompetence.

• revile
• disentangle

After finding DNA evidence that overturned the case, the prisoner was granted a ( precipice / reprieve ) from his prison term because he was falsely charged of the crime.

• precipice
• reprieve

I thought I was being attacked by a sea monster when I got stuck in the algae, but I was soon able to _____ myself and swim to safety.

• abscond
• disentangle

When the judge decided to call a recess so the criminal could have a bathroom break, the criminal decided to _____ out the bathroom window.

• abscond
• revile

Some say that Scrooge McDuck was _____ for wealth, but I know it was hard work and perseverance - not the stars - that made him rich.

• pompous
• fated

The _____ superhero was afraid of nothing, except those freaky paintings that seem like they're always looking at you wherever you stand.

• arduous
• intrepid

The V.I.P. pass gave us _____ to amazing things like the presidential potty and the dish room.

• access
• reprieve

The bungee jumper looked over the _____ and decided it was too high for him to jump, so I decided to push him.

• access
• precipice

I couldn't believe how _____ this guy was when he kept pronouncing the word "schedule" like "sh-edule" to sound extravagant and stately.

• intrepid
• pompous