Vocabulary Quiz B13

After Alice drank the potion the Rabbit had giver her, her size __________, as she became smaller and smaller.

• diminished

• augmented

• enlarged

The doctor was concerned that the patient's blood pressure __________ wildly, going up and down.

• condoned

• stabilized

• fluctuated

Steve laughed so hard at the __________ movie, that he almost had an accident.

• dull

• hilarious

• heartrending

The police sensed a growing __________ in the crowd, as it became noisier and noisier.

• agitation

• calmness

• disapproval

The young man amazed the crowd with his heroic __________ of how he rescued the stranded kitten.

• malady

• affliction

• saga

A __________ landslide blocked the mountain road.

• diminutive

• massive

• infamous

The visitors were bored with the __________, old tour guide.

• stodgy

• dynamic

• piecemeal

Detectives will arrange clues in __________ order, recreating a timeline.

• paradoxical

• nomadic

• chronological

The evil emperor enjoyed seeing his servants __________ at his feet to avoid punishment.

• grovel

• persist

• quibble

Following the death of the beloved queen, a __________ of sadness fell over the kingdom.

• snare

• pall

• void