Vocabulary Exercise

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. The _________ that blond-haired people are not smart is ridiculous.

• gender

• anxiety

• stereotype

2. We were bored and __________, so we decided to find something to do.

• restless

• boredom

• hang out

3. That film is very __________. It shows the same place over and over.

• tedious

• intensity

• repetitive

4. I always feel overwhelming __________ the night before a test.

• anxiety

• intensity

• cpacity

5. The __________ of the thunderstorm made the animals nervous.

• temperament

• gender

• intensity

6. Some people believe that animals have the __________ to feel the same emotions that humans do.

• tedious

• capacity

• results

7. Luisa has a lovely __________. She’s always happy and smiling.

• temperament

• repetitive

• capacity

8. Finding sources for an essay can be a time-consuming and __________ task.

• gender

• intensity

• tedious

9. The __________ of an animal often has a specific name; for example, a male horse is a stallion and a female horse is a mare.

• gender

• intensity

• capacity