Vocabulary 4

To _________________ for forgetting his wife’s birthday, Billy decided to take his wife on a cruise to the Bahamas.

• Fray

• Intrepid

• Hamper

• Atone

I tried to help break up a ______________ between two guys at the store, and one of them accidentally elbowed me in the nose.

• Saga

• Pandemic

• Fray

• Maladroit

The _________________ thief stalked the Johnsons for two days so that he would know when they wouldn’t be home, and then he broke in and stole 2 televisions and 1 computer.

• Predatory

• Travail

• Choleric

• Adherent

Richard kept falling asleep in class, and the teacher asked him why he was so ________________ that morning.

• Intrepid

• Languid

• Eloquent

• Idyllic

Gone with the Wind is a family _________________ that traces the history of the O’Hara and Wilkes families over the span of several years.

• Poltroon

• Pandemic

• Saga

• Jaunt

When the semester is over, I’m taking my wife and daughter to the mountains for a quick ______________.

• Jaunt

• Atone

• Travail

• Fray

I had to work two jobs while going to medical school; it was tough to do but the hard work and _______________ were worth it because I’m able to provide for and take care of my family.

• Poltroon

• Maladroit

• Lambaste

• Travail

My grandpa was one of the most_______________ men I’ve ever known.  For example, he cussed out a cashier at Wal Mart because she accidentally gave him the wrong change back.

• Adherent

• Cavalier

• Choleric

• Eloquent

Daniel got tired of his wife’s _______________________ and non-stop nagging, so he divorced her.

• Incessant

• Lambaste

• Poltroon

• Adherent

Although Angie couldn’t afford law school, she wasn’t going to let that ________________ her career path; she got two full time jobs to pay for tuition and went to school at night.

• Fray

• Jaunt

• Atone

• Hamper