Vocab 9: Sentence Check 1

Kevin considers Angela rude because her comments are usually __________, but I prefer her brief, clear answers to his long-winded ones.

• terse

• nebulous

• indiscriminate

Pam’s TV viewing is ______________. She just watches whatever happens to be on.

• inquisitive

• indiscriminate

• replete

When a sofa leg broke, we ___________ that end of the sofa with a pile of books.

• repleted

• depreciated

• bolstered

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Houses and antiques often increase in value as they get older, but most other things, like cars, computers, and appliances, tend to ___________.

• depreciate

• relegate

• bolster

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A large sign in the boys’ treehouse stated their club’s main ________: “No Girls or Snakes Allowed!!!”

• replete

• terse

• tenet

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The refrigerator was _________ with all kinds of marvelous foods for the party.

• nebulous

• replete

• sedentary

The catcher worried that unless he started playing better, he’d be ___________ to the minor leagues.

• relegated

• repleted

• depreciated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Before this semester, my thoughts about a career were _________, but now I have a much clearer idea of what work I want to do.

• nebulous

• sedentary

• replete

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When we were children, my active sister was always playing tag or jumping rope. I was more ______________, preferring to spend hour after hour just sitting and reading.

• terse

• indiscriminate

• sedentary

The book Answers to 1,001 Interesting Questions sounds like the perfect gift for a(n)____________ person.

• inquisitive

• indiscriminate

• nebulous