12th Grade Vocab Prufrock

The blood samples were obtained from _____ frogs.

• assertive

• etherized

• lingering

• obtuse

I hate _____ tasks such as filing my paperwork.

• obtuse

• deferential

• insidious

• tedious

Your essay is good, but sometimes it _____ to talk about irrelevant topics.

• digresses

• formulates

• etherizes

• presumes

She walked away from the argument _____ curses under her breath.

• formulating

• muttering

• digressing

• asserting

Please do not ____ that I have bad intentions.

• malinger

• linger

• presume

• formulate

Don't ___ to long; we need to go!

• linger

• malinger

• digress

• etherize

_____ behavior in class always requires a respectful attitude toward your teacher.

• Insidious

• deferential

• politic

• obtuse

Maybe I'm ____ , but I find this book to be extremely vague and boring.

• obtuse

• deferential

• insidious

• tedious

Because Tom was known for trying to____ out of chores, nobody believed his story about a sore throat

• malinger

• malingers

• linger

• lingers

I believe there is a(n) _______ ghost haunting my house.

• insidious

• deferential

• politic

• tedious