Unit 9 Vocabulary test

The picnic was enjoyable, but we spent quite a bit of time ____________________ off ants and mosquitos.

• dire

• encroached

• fend

• chafe

My best friend has a most ______________________ smile

• defile

• disarming

• awry

• predominant

Airline passengers may become extremely ________________

• dire

• awry

• apt

• disgruntled

A person may adopt a cheerful __________________ and attempt to to conceal sorrow or anger.

• prodigy

• mien

• bludgeon

• fend

Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime , but others win _________________ only after their death.

• renown

• prodigy

• pertinent

• dire

Fill in the blank:

My mother was ______________________ when I didn't put my shoes on fast enough and get into the car.

• disarming

• encroached

• capitulate

• disgruntled

Fill in the blank: When I realized that the pizza man didn't show up on time, I knew something had gone _________.

• capitulate

• encroach

• awry

• renown

Fill in the Blank: Bad Bunny's _________ is recognized all over the world because of his famous beats and lyrics.

• predominant

• renown

• recluse

• impunity

Fill in the blank: Daniel always writes with his right hand; it is his __________________________ hand.

• recluse

• predominant

• disgruntled

• capitulate

Fill in the blank: After J.D. Salinger wrote A Catcher in the Rye and became a famous author, he hid in the back woods and became a __________________ because he didn't like the attention (this is a true story!)

• recluse

• impunity

• disgruntled

• encroach