Vocabulary Quiz #12

Because Anna is quite wealthy, she sends her children to the area’s most ________ school.

• uncouth

• elite

• obstinate

Unfortunately, many teenagers will ________ their peers and make them feel unwanted for the silliest reasons.

• ostracize

• sneer

• swagger

Teams who ________ into an opponent’s gym feel very confident in their ability to win the competition

• ostracize

• sneer

• swagger

The man who lives next to me is an unpleasant ________ who disagrees with everyone in the neighborhood.

• bigot

• embezzler

• perjurer

That newspaper reporter is a ________ and is well-known for creating false articles about celebrities in order to increase her newspaper’s sales.

• embezzler

• slanderer

• hypocrite

That student is a ________ because he always tricks our substitute teachers into letting us leave class before the bell rings.

• manipulator

• slanderer

• bigot

My big brother is such a ________. He tells me not to drink soft drinks because they are so unhealthy, but he drinks at least two of them every day.

• slanderer

• embezzler

• hypocrite

The waiter was fired after he was overheard treating customers in a ________ manner.

• elite

• lofty

• curt

During the game, the annoying fan did nothing but ________ about his team’s huge lead.

• gloat

• ostracize

• unruly

The ________ odor of the dead mouse could be smelled all over the house.

• curt

• repulsive

• insubordinate