Vocabulary from short stories

The _________ woman thought my friend from the Dominican Republic was African just because she had dark skin.

• maudlin

• disdain

• ignorant

• heathen

Because we were running late, I ___________ finished my homework for first period.

• solidarity

• hastily

• bemoaned

• self-righteously

The teacher gave us extra credit in _____________for creating a difficult answer on the quiz.

• bemoaned

• solidarity

• disdain

• expiation

When the critics reviewed the singer’s latest album, they referred to it as a __________collection that would either bring listeners to tears or make them scream in anger.

• maudlin

• bemoaned

• expiated

• cajoling

The boy was ____________ his friend into volunteering for the concession stand by promising him free candy.

• expiating

• bemoaning

• cajoling

• hastily

The teacher looked at me with __________ when I turned in the paper late.

• solidarity

• maudlin

• disdain

• anthropology

My husband is going to the city council to __________the price increase of trash services

• solidarity

• expiate

• wallow

• bemoan

In general, John thinks only of himself and shares no _____________ with any particular group of people

• expiation

• impudence

• self-righteousness

• solidarity

He's so ______________ - you'd think he'd never done anything wrong in his life.

• impudent

• self-righteous

• hasty

• bemoaning

Even though Mary needed a new vacuum cleaner, the _____________attitude of the sales clerk made her decide to leave the store.

• expiating

• cajoling

• impudent

• heathen