Vocab Quiz#7

Determined that the casting director would notice her, the would-be actress wore a______________________costume--featuring feathers, pearls, and spangles---to the audition.

• exhort

• masochist

• flamboyant

• foible

Elizabeth is so kind and good-natured that her friends cheerfully overlook her_______________of talking too much.

• foible

• rancor

• exhort

• meticulous

The scratch on our car's fender seemed_______________at first, but it soon began to rust. We ended up paying $275 to have it fixed.

• masochist

• rancor

• innocuous

• repugnant

Because he'd had so much difficulty with his studies, Oscar's parents_________________(e)d him to go to summer school.

• exhort

• flamboyant

• masochist

• magnanimous

It's amazing how____________a formerly appetizing dish can become after it's spent a few weeks forgotten in the back of the refrigerator.

• foible

• exhort

• magnanimous

• repugnant

It certainly was_______________of Charlie to forgive Eric for losing Charlie's winning lottery ticket worth $500.

• rancor

• magnanimous

• exhort

• masochist

Karen's friends called her a______________when they learned that she planned to run in two marathons in one weekend.

• innocuous

• magnanimous

• foible

• masochist

The home-team fans felt such____________for the visiting team that they began booing and shouting insults before the game ever began.

• flamboyant

• rancor

• repugnant

• meticulous

Henry is_________about his car's upkeep. He washes the car's hand every Saturday, changes the oil four times a year, and won't allow anyone to eat in it.

• magnanimous

• foible

• exhort

• meticulous

The warring couple spent their first session with the marriage counselor trading ___________________s such as "You're never home at night!" and "Well, if you weren't so grouchy, I might stay home more!"

• innocuous

• recrimination

• masochist

• repugnant