Vocab Bonus

After he was named ͞Student of the Month,͟ Walter became very ___, and could not stop talking about himself and how great he was

• Homely
• Determined
• Pompous
• Prominent

My brother called me a ___ and said he thought I was small and not very smart. He got in trouble for being mean.

• Swine
• Rapscallion
• Miser
• Cretin

When I was 12 I wanted to leave home and become a musician in the New York Subway; My parents were ___ to the idea, so I stayed home.

• Adverse
• Thwarted
• Coursed
• Fathom

I ___ check my closets and basement for monsters; I it is important to regularly inspect your home for potential threats.

• Tractable
• Enthusiastically 
• Periodically
• Systematically

After my report card arrived, my parents told me how proud they were of me and a large celebration ____.

• Regaled
• Prevailed
• Ensued
• Inflamed

Which describes someone who is likely to end up in a fray?

• Rapscallion
• Lugubrious
• Ingenuous
• Pugnacious

The teacher ____ the directions for the project as clearly as possible, explaining every part so that every single student understood what was expected.

• Chortled
• Regaled
• Endured
• Articulated

My younger brother and sister are too _____ to stay home alone when my parents are out of the house.

• Unfledged
• Irate
• Dolorous
• Plucky

Tim is an ___ person who steals from his friends and usually cheats on tests.

• Despondent
• Repugnant
• Noisome
• Blaring

Aware of the security cameras, Stanley entered the bank ___ and made his way to vault, where he filled his backpack with cash. 

• cheerfully
• Shrilly
• Furtively
• Comely