Humility 5 Vocabulary Quiz (February)

Annie and Sal managed to smuggle a bag of chips into the classroom. Triumphant, they exchanged ----- smiles when the teacher was not looking.

• ominous

• sordid

• caustic

• furtive

The number of workers filing new unemployment claims fell last week, the government reported, but the levels remain achingly high as the --- economic recovery struggles to maintain a foothold.

• reticent

• incipient

• lackluster

• tangible

A food basket, --- with cookies and other festive goodies, was left anonymously on my doorstep.

A poster published in XYZ magazine is facing backlash from the community. Besides urging women not to --- their husbands, the poster also advised those working from home to dress up and wear makeup.

The government continues to --- the public to take pandemic precautions seriously, especially amidst these festive celebrations.

He was late so he --- an excuse to avoid trouble.

• bristled

• gesticulated

• fabricated

• accosted

Students who are usually reticent --- at the idea of speaking in front of a crowd, not realising that it is an important life skill to cultivate.

• bristle

• gesticulate

• stipulate

• scoff

She was so famous that people would --- her on the street and ask for an autograph.

She wrote a --- report about the political leader's decisions that led to the crisis.

Please note that rental properties might --- that certain breeds of dogs are not allowed in the premises.