ELA Vocabulary Words

The girls thought the new student's ______ attitude was cool.

• sophomoric

• nonchalant

• quagmire

• authentic

The jury did not charge the young man as guilty, because his testimony was _____ and true.

• quagmire

• anticipate

• nonchalant

• genuine

My mom left me in a ________ when she told me to straighten out the computer cords!

• anticipate

• determined

• quagmire

• nonchalant

Today is Field Day and the students _______ the minute they get to go play.

• sophomoric

• determined

• anticipate

• genuine

____ means to look forward to; expect.

• anticipate

• determined

• genuine

• sophomoric

The freshman's behaviors seemed very ________ to the seniors at the table.

• genuine

• determined

• genuine

• sophomoric

If you want to be successful in your future, you must stay _______ and never give up on your goals!

• determined

• sophomoric

• genuine

• nonchalant

______ means to be immature or not aware.

• Genuine

• Anticipate

• Harrowing

• Sophomoric

I don't think I could live through such a ________ event again.

• sophomoric

• harrowing

• genuine

• nonchalant

__________ means to truly be what something said it is to be; authentic.

• Harrowing

• Anticipate

• Genuine

• Determined