TSB Vocabulary Chapters 11-13

The rocket had exploded as it landed on the floor, leaving a _____ hole.

• gaping

• foraging

• frantically

• grueling

The mom told her teenage boys to _____ for food in the pantry if they were hungry.

• forage

• squander

• teem

• pelt

The baseball player was _____ with the ball the last time he was up to bat.

• pelted

• doggedly

• teemed

• probed

We seem to have given up pretending to solve the problem and have _____ourselves to asking for help.

• resigned

• gaped

• squandered

• probed

It was hard to make the father's _____ paycheck last all month.

• meager

• quarry

• reservoir

• delirium

Sometimes I get confused in class because it seems like my teacher is speaking _____.

• gibberish

• murmur

• kindling

• snicker

Some affected people suffer mental disturbances such as _____, hallucinations, and even psychotic behavior.

• delirium

• murmur

• skepticism

• gibberish

The student _____ looked through his backpack to find his homework before it was too late to turn in.

• frantically

• indifferently

• skittish

• brazenly

The stray dog had _____ fur and was in desperate need of a bath.

• tousled

• intently

• detonated

• teemed