12th St. List 3 (Canterbury Tales)

John ____ the thief when he saw him trying to break into his car.

• accosted

• keened

• undulated

• ostentatious

Maggie is the most ___ and friendly person I've ever met, I love working with her on projects.

• amiable

• overt

• avaricious

• coy

The miser was ___. He hoarded his money and never spent it or gave any to charity.

• avaricious

• devious

• devout

• pejorative

After he saw a fascinating tv show about race cars, he had an ___ desire to know more.

• avid

• maelstrom

• sacrilege

• coy

He went to seminary after college so that he could join the church and become one of the ___.

• clergy

• keen

• misogynistic

• pilgrimage

She gave him ___ looks from across the room, but pretended to be surprised when he said hi.

• coy

• devout

• talisman

• devious

He had to be ___ when sneaking out to go to the party after his parents went to bed.

• devious

• ostentatious

• keen

• incendiary

She doesn't just wear that cross to look pretty. It means a lot to her, she's very ___.

• devout

• devious

• misogynistic

• unseemly

The protesters gave ___ speeches to get people excited enough to join their cause.

• incendiary

• sacrilege

• unseemly

• amiable

She has ___ eyesight and read the newspaper from across the room!

• keen

• accost

• clergy

• undulate