Vocabulary: Which Word is Missing?

It was getting late, so they__________ their pace.

• ambled

• measured

• quickened

• slowed

He was __________around new people

• bold

• timid

• angry

• antsy

If this __________ weather continues,

we will need to turn up the heat.

• balmy

• pleasant

• frigid

• sweltering

It is good to be __________ of others, no

matter how different they are.

• tolerant

• critical

• suspicious

• wary

The mystery of who took his lunch

continued to __________ him.

• surprise

• baffle

• delight

• excite

Their __________ was about whose turn

it was to clean up after dinner.

• dispute

• occasion

• assignment

• encounter

“Follow that car!” the woman shouted

__________.

• quietly

• frantically

• contentedly

• blissfully

She was __________ in her decision and

never regretted it.

• wavering

• steadfast

• discouraged

• disappointed

The beautiful painting was __________

by a large black mark on it.

• created

• attacked

• helped

• marred

He was always __________, shaking

hands and thanking everyone.

• tragic

• cordial

• tasteful

• remote