Vocabulary - Evans

The records of our club were in such a(n) _______________ that we couldn't even determine which members had paid their dues.

• salvage

• muddle

• deadlock

• debris

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The doctor became more and more fearful that her patient's weakened condition would _____________ him to pneumonia.

• admonish

• efface

• predispose

• debris

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

He is so ________ that he won't even consider the ideas or suggestions offered by the other people.

• opinionated

• spasmodic

• commandeer

• breach

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The water pouring through the ___________ in the dam threatened to flood the entire valley.

• deadlock

• dilemma

• breach

• diffuse

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The nurse rushed into the hospital corridor to __________ the visitors who were creating a disturbance.

• circumspect

• diffuse

• opinionated

• admonish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Many a teenager's room is strewn with clothing, sports equipment, and all sorts of ______

• unbridled

• salvage

• debris

• perennial

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

My mother broke the __________ in the quarrel between my brother and me by saying that neither of us could use the car.

• spurious

• deadlock

• commandeer

• breach

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The nation was faced with a ___________ in which either to advance or to retreat might endanger its vital interests.

• dilemma

• efface

• diffuse

• brigand

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The senator refused to _________ the floor to any other speaker before he had finished his statement

• admonish

• commandeer

• spurious

• relinquish

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

It is important for a diplomat to behave in a manner that is both discreet and ____________

• opinionated

• circumspect

• deadlock

• cumbersome