Vocabulary Review

The _______ of events that took place were recorded by the detective in hopes of solving the case.

• strident

• stanza

• chronology

• muster

The crowd gave an _________ gasp when the performer twisted his body into the shape of a pretzel.

• somber

• incredulous

• stealthy

• extinct

The lady _______ out the window to see what was happening at her neighbor's house.

• peered

• dissolved

• muffled

• measured

The government leaders were finally able to _________ up enough votes to pass the law.

• mooring

• neigh

• muster

• linger

The coach's ______ voice made me grit my teeth every time he yelled at me at practice.

• desperate

• strident

• monitor

• range

The baker's entry into the baking competition was so _____ the judges weren't sure what _________ to put the cake in.

• prodigious; process

• process; prodigious

• category; odd

• odd; category

He held the trophy proudly ______. He wanted to be sure his parents sitting in the back row of the stadium could see him.

• somber

• aloft

• range

• imploring

_________ their voices allowed the sisters to keep their big secret from their brother even though they were all in the same room.

• Muffling

• Measuring

• Processing

• Paring

The mysterious _______ figure caused quite a _______ as first-time visitors made their way through the haunted museum.

• specfic; stanza

• lap; process

• stealthy; process

• spectral; panic

When she gave an ________ look, the man knew something was wrong and she needed help immediately.

• imploring

• prodigious

• incredulous

• instinctively