Lexicon 4

The corn ___ as the harsh winds blew across the field.

• annihilated

• sheathed

• undulated

• finicky

The police left the room ___ after tossing every possession during the raid.

• disheveled

• sheathed

• rendezvous

• miscreant

The cowboy ___ his gun in his holster when he realized there was no threat.

• annihilated

• sheathed

• undulated

• expendable

Everyone was shocked by Kevin's outburst because he was usually so calm and ___.

• expendable

• infinitesimal

• resilient

• placid

The ___ was always getting in trouble with the law.

• expendable

• tousle

• resilient

• miscreant

When the politician was caught on a secret ___, the region called for his resignation.

• suppressed

• rendezvous

• miscreant

• resilient

We could tell she was ___ her rage by the pulsing vein in her forehead.

• suppressing

• placid

• sheathing

• primeval

Her ___ tools made it difficult to get the job done.

• subliminal

• primeval

• resilient

• placid

Jimmy swatted his aunt away when she tried to ___ his hair again.

• placid

• resilient

• tousle

• expendable.

Gertrude was so ___ that no one was surprised to see her back at school the day after her surgery.

• resilient

• placid

• primeval

• infinitesimal