Vocab Practice 3

Cheerful

• Somber

• Blithe

• Incurable

• Agony

To form a theory without firm evidence

• Speculation

• Dull

• Remnant

• Fanatic

It is ? for you to bring your PET book to class.

• Irritable

• Pious

• Vital

• Superfluous

The priest was very ? and spent his days praying.

• dull

• pious

• somber

• adore

She spoke with ? and offended her boss.

• agony

• sarcasm

• trace

• sufficient

There are not ? chairs for everyone. You will have to stand.

• Superfluous

• Vital

• Sufficient

• Altered

She ? during her speech and stared awkwardly at the floor.

• perceive

• rapid

• faltered

• strive

The gymnast ? herself into a spiral.

• contorted

• ruinous

• worn

• frayed

He was ? to their request and told them to leave him alone.

• indifferent

• penalty

• tactic

• frayed

Jim acted in an ? way, looking down his nose at the poor beggars.

• shrink

• depart

• aloof

• worn