Vocab #38 Sentence Quiz

My ________________ behavior shocked my parents. Consequently, there were no Christmas gifts under the tree for me that year.

• egregious

• adamant

• gambol

• colloquial

• barbarism

As often as I tried, I found it impossible to ____________ the frozen piece of meat with my fork.

• defuse

• impale

• gambol

• taunt

• skulk

______________ language is not recommended for formal essays. Formal language should be used when writing for educational purposes.

• pallor

• effrontery

• colloquial

• mired

• tawdry

In order to _________ the tense situation, the police put away their guns and asked the bank robbers to take a 15-minute break before they proceeded with negotiations.

• abrogate

• adamant

• defuse

• taunt

• impale

Superman is awesome. He has ________________ from almost everything harmful, except a green rock named Kryptonite. He has no defense against that.

• effrontery

• pallor

• temerity

• immunity

• gambol

After Betsy said "yes" to his marriage proposal, Jeff began to _________ across the front lawn. He even did two backflips.

• defuse

• gambol

• skulk

• palliate

• impale

After many problems in the hallways, the school district decided to ________ Hawk Hour. The students were sorry to see that privilege go away.

• abrogate

• adamant

• gambol

• palliate

• taunt

Although I was spending my summer in Spain, I happened to sit next to a ______________ at the restaurant. As luck would have it, he was from St. Louis.

• pallor

• hemophilia

• effrontery

• compatriot

• palliate

Due to Diane's ___________, when she cut her leg while shaving she immediately went to the the hospital to have the doctors help her stop the bleeding.

• barbarism

• palatable

• knotty

• temerity

• hemophilia

His speech would have been far more effective, but his ___________ confused the audience and offended the highly-educated spectators.

• temerity

• abrogate

• compatriot

• effrontery

• barbarism