Vocabulary

My mother __________ us for leaving the house without permission.

• admonished

• admired

• gratified

• rewarded

D'Anthony was unable to grasp the __________ of the situation.

• perjury

• understanding

• gravity

• humble

We were amazed at Jazzmine's _________________, or talent, at her show this weekend.

• gravity

• prowess

• dreary

• gaze

I was ___________ when they told me shocking the news.

• flabbergasted

• patronized

• joyous

• powerless

The sky ________ us with hail.

• pounded

• rained

• poised

• pelted

The brightly colored birds are from __________ locations around the world.

• naive

• portable

• exotic

• enormous

As the sun rose, the dark outline of the mountain peak slowly became

• patriotic

• erratic

• visible

• jived

It’s best not to get upset about __________ or unimportant matters

• paternal

• inaudible

• trivial

• divergent

The explorer read the strange __________ on the ancient treasure chest with growing excitement.

• inscription

• asset

• motive

• purgatory

Paul promised not to _____________ the secret I whispered to him

• divulge

• consent

• prescribe

• justify