To Kill a Mockingbird vocabulary

The ___________ old woman often made cookies for her neighbors.

• malevolent

• benign

• abominable

• placid

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I had to go to five stores to find the _______ book my dad wanted.

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After turning in every assignment late, Julia had the _____________ to ask her teacher for extra credit at the end of the trimester.

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It is _____________ to me that some people wear shorts to school when it is 10F outside.

• placid

• formidable

• unfathomable

• abominable

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The clever thief was able to ___________ capture for weeks.

• elude

• connive

• contradict

• accost

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The car _____________ forward after it was hit by a bus while stopped at a light.

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Which is sentence below uses the word "formidable" correctly?

• The formidable man was first in line to buy Beyonce tickets.

• "The Bachelor" is my favorite show because it is so formidable.

• The team celebrated after defeating the formidable opponent.

• Sarah choked on the formidable cookie.

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Which of the sentences below uses the word "unsullied" correctly?

• Last weekend my parents wouldn't let me go out until my room was unsullied.

• Herbert was proud of his unsullied discipline record; he never got a demerit in high school.

• The unsullied robber was not able to pick the door's lock.

• Gertrude couldn't complete the unsullied homework assignment.

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Which sentence below correctly uses the word "vehemently"?

• Mable vehemently opposed the new policy.

• We vehemently studied for the final exam.

• The police pulled Floyd over for driving vehemently.

• I vehemently made my bed.

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Which of the sentences below correctly uses the word "acrimonious"?

• Chester could not finish the acrimonious piece of cake.

• The acrimonious knot was difficult to untie.

• Amos and Betsy's acrimonious relationship led to divorce.

• Many students "aced" the acrimonious test.

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