ACT Vocab #16

My students will not __ their research projects or their finals because they desperately need to do well in order to pass high school.

• blunder

• compress

• glean

• chagrin

Much to my ___, I sent out a text filled with errors to my boss.

• chagrin

• blunder

• germane

• levity

In ancient medieval times, they would __ people to the point of death as a slow, agonizing punishment for breaking the law.

• compress

• blunder

• glean

• levity

Sometimes Chob's __ smile leaves Breyuna questioning his true intentions.

• enigmatic

• germane

• maladroit

• pedantic

My 4th block loves to ask me questions about my husband, but because it is not __ to the class, I avoid answering.

• germane

• gleaned

• enigmatic

• maladroit

My wish is that you will walk away from my class and have __ enough information about essay writing to do well and be successful in college.

• gleaned

• maladroit

• blundered

• chagrin

Nick's __ use of his cellphone in class is the reason I will be instituting a stringent cell phone policy next semester.

• incorrigible

• enigmatic

• maladroit

• pedantic

In Catcher in the Rye, Holden deals with serious moments of depression but provides __ by trying to joke around and behave what he would call "immaturely".

• levity

• pedantity

• enigmatic

• germane

The ___ boy stood up to deliver his speech but could only stumble over his words and had to read off the projector because he forgot his lines.

• maladroit

• blundered

• chagrinned

• enigmatic

The Great Gatsby is one of the most __ texts I've ever read. It is filled with difficult diction and syntax that makes it very difficult for my students to usually understand.

• pedantic

• maladroit

• enigmatic

• incorrigible