English 1 Vocabulary Set 4

Each student was allowed to share his/her personal ____________ from his/her hurricane experience.

• chagrin

• gist

• anecdote

• sarcasm

Since we usually have cereal for breakfast every morning, the pancakes mom made for us today were a welcome ____________.

• anomaly

• nostalgia

• diction

• chagrin

To their ____________, their team was unable to place first in the competition.

• renown

• chagrin

• undertone

• anomaly

Because we waited until the last minute to start working, our project was a complete ____________.

• mettle

• debacle

• undertone

• chagrin

When I turned in my narrative essay, the teacher gave it back to me and said to make some corrections to my ____________.

• insomnia

• flair

• diction

• sham

Eliza revealed her ____________ for art when she sketched an impressive picture of my cat.

• insomnia

• precaution

• flair

• anecdote

Since Anna missed the meeting yesterday, I decided to fill her in by giving her the ____________ of it.

• gist

• nostalgia

• mettle

• anecdote

Because I couldn't stay awake in class, I decided that I needed to go to the doctor to get help with my ______________.

• mettle

• insomnia

• sarcasm

• undertone

Maria showed her______________ by winning in spite of her handicap.

• mettle

• anecdote

• sham

• gist

Watching movies from my childhood with my daughter has left me with a feeling of ______________ .

• anomaly

• sarcasm

• debacle

• nostalgia