12th Hon Vocab 5

Before the ACT, the proctor ______ the instructions to the students.

• elucidated

• abated

• hampered

• immaterial

Walking in downtown Mt. Airy for the first time, my cousins said it was a ____ little town with its few gift shops, antique stores, and cafes.

• hapless

• pallid

• quaint

• impassive

In college, pulling all-nighters to finish a ten-page essay was not worth it. It ____ me and I could hardly function the next day.

• fickle

• pacified

• flagged

• impassive

When my dad broke the chainsaw, I had to _____ him so he would calm down, and help him realize everything is okay.

• hamper

• lament

• quell

• pacify

The ______ remarks my mom made after I got my SAT scores back did not inspire my confidence.

• callous

• palatable

• elicidate

• eclectic

Some of my friends are so ______, they can never commit to a time for us all to hang out.

• fickle

• immaterial

• feasible

• dauntless

My sister, who has no interest in soccer, seemed ____ when I started talking to her about the World Cup.

• fickle

• lament

• impassive

• quaint

I received many _____ and admiration for the success of my art and painting skills

• belligerent

• accolades

• abate

• calamitous

The stack of firewood _____ faster in the winter than in the summer.

• fickle

• abates

• banal

• hampers

Even after buying 100 lottery tickets, I did not win any money. This goes to show how ______ I am.

• pallid

• hapless

• quaint

• lament