Vocabulary Unit 3

Ms. Cole tried to _______ the students from handing in their homework late.

• CONTEMPLATE

• DESCEND

• DISSUADE

• APPALL

The _______ weather conditions made it difficult for the men to see where they were going.

• MONOTONOUS

• CONGESTED

• DISSUADED

• APPALLING

The brave woman ______ from the airplane, while holding onto her parachute.

• CONTEMPLATED

• DESCENDED

• WEARIED

• ASCERTAINED

The _____ of the lecture left the students unable to stay awake.

• APPALLING

• WEARISOME

• MONOTONY

• DISSUASION

Ms. Cole _______ whether or not to give a pop quiz.

• DISUADED

• CONTEMPLATED

• APPALLED

• CONGESTED

The sprinter ran so fast that most believed it was _____.

• yearning

• imperceptible

• appalling

• descending

Working with feverish _____, the students hurried to finish their reading logs on time.

• imperceptible

• ascertain

• imperative

• haste

The little girl ______ to go to Disney World one day.

• yearned

• hasted

• descended

• avoided

Without the necessary ____, the campers would not be able to stay the entire week.

• imperatives

• provisions

• haste

• dissuasions

Ms. Cole _____ the situation to make sure that everyone completed their essays on time.

• hasted

• yearned

• ascertained

• descended