Vocabulary Set #13

Before you apply the cleanser, be sure to ______ your face thoroughly with warm water.

• douse

• flounder

• irks

• envelop

With no visible moon or stars, the town was soon ____in the darkness of night.

• deprived

• enveloped

• elaspsed

• abolished

Many people believe that the death penalty is an unfair punishment and that it should be ________ in all states.

• doused

• elapsed

• abolished

• deprived

Rather than do his best at his new job, Andy tried to ______ his responsibilities by wasting time on unimportant tasks.

• shirk

• irk

• deprive

• careen

In order to win the game, you have t o answer all questions before the two minutes ___________ .

• specifies

• careens

• elapses

• irks

Because she could not swim well, Denise ____________ in the pool, struggling to keep her head above water.

• careened

• enveloped

• doused

• floundered

It really _________ me when my little brother goes into my room without my permission.

• elapses

• shirks

• irks

• douses

The bus ___________ dangerously down the hill after hitting a patch of ice in the road.

• careened

• elapsed

• floundered

• shirked

As a young boy, Walter was _______ of an education because he had to help his family run the farm rather than attend school.

• enveloped

• specified

• abolished

• deprived

Please _______ the students who attend the rewards party by listing their names on the back of this paper.

• shirk

• specify

• careen

• envelop