Exam Prep Vocabulary

The man _______ to the crime he was accused of committing.

• confess

• confesses

• confessed

• confest

The _____ sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.

Greg _____ an insane old man very well in this movie.

• portray

• portrays

• portraied

• portrayed

Ms. Padgett is probably already asleep; _____, she would answer your call.

• instead of

• in addition to

• otherwise

• elsewhere

Cliff's warm smile is his greatest ____ .

• signature

• charm

• answer

• option

Sad is to happy, as cowardly is to _____.

• courage

• intelligence

• brightness

• independence

Those boys threw stones at the dog; it was a ___ act.

• absolute

• brutal

• interesting

Laura is ____ with this town. She knows it very well.

• familiar

• family

• familiarity

In many cultures, shaking a head shows _____, and a nodding head shows approval.

• refuse

• refused

• refusal

• refuzal

The panda has been trained to live with humans and has become _____.

• happy

• tame

• tamed

• wild