Vocabulary List 4

After the funeral, Fred remained ____ for several weeks.

• ominous

• cunning

• vigilant

• somber

• conspicuous

Now that I am 30, my ___ of my childhood birthday parties are very vague. I do not remember much.

• recollection

• jargon

• hasten

• maverick

• cunning

Hunters wear camouflage so they appear less ___, or noticable, around the animals.

• cunning

• conspicuous

• hasten

• aptitude

• ominous

In high school, Carol discovered her calling when she realized she had an ____ for learning foreign languages.

• aptitude

• cunning

• hasten

• accolade

• ominous

The dark clouds gave the sky an ___ appearance.

• prolific

• cunning

• somber

• hasten

• ominous

If you have read the book, it will be easy for you to answer all the ___ questions posed by your teacher.

• terse

• hasten

• somber

• pertinent

• ominous

When the store manager saw the long lines at the registers, he called for more cashiers to ___ customer checkouts.

• recollection

• hasten

• advocate

• pertinent

• cunning

Brick houses are more ___ to wind damage than mobile homes.

• regress

• baffling

• resilient

• contender

• cunning

My sister and brother have a competition every year to see who can think up the most ____ April Fool’s trick.

• terse

• somber

• prominent

• ominous

• cunning

While Angelina is a ____ actress who makes at least four movies a year, she always has time for her family.

• cunning

• prolific

• philanthropy

• maverick

• vigilant