"The Scarlet Ibis" Vocabulary Quiz Created 10/17/18

The car hung ________________________ from the side of cliff, looking like it could come crashing unsafely down at any minute.

• exotic

• doggedness

• precariously

• reiterate

With extreme ________________________, Liam completed the marathon, despite wanting to give up.

• exotic

• doggedness

• heresy

• precariously

If everyone would listen the first time instead of talking so much, Mrs. Haefner would not have to ___________so many times.

• exotic

• doggedness

• heresy

• reiterate

The beaches, music, and food of Hawaii seem very ____________ when compared with Colorado.

• exotic

• doggedness

• precariously

• reiterate

At election time, it is important to stick firm to your own beliefs and ideals and protect yourself from the unpopular _______________ of some supporters.

• exotic

• doggedness

• heresy

• reiterate

The plane is about to land, so its

arrival is __________________.

• careen

• imminent

• invalid

• iridescent

Because he has failed a lot in the past, we really doubt his _____________.

• invalid

• imminent

• infallibility

Because he was born sick, weak, and with health problems, Doodle was expected to be an ________ for his entire life.

• careen

• imminent

• invalid

• iridescent

The lake was so calm and __________, it looked like a sheet of reflective glass.

• burden

• loll

• serene

Without sunshine or rain, the flowers ceased to grow, and eventually _______________ and died.

• burden

• loll

• serene

• withered