Vocabulary 1-15

After the tornado, all that was left of the town was ________.

• perennial

• predispose

• debris

• diffuse

Answer explanation

Debris means wreckage or waste.

The teacher _______ the students for being underprepared

• admonishes

• deadlocks

• brigands

• commandeers

Answer explanation

Admonish means to yell at or scold.

The teacher is able to  ______ the students attention by shouting over their conversations.

• Diffuse

• Commandeer

• Perennial

• Breach

She thinks she is right all the time. She is just so ________.

• Cumbersome

• Circumspect

• Dilemma

• Opinionated

The queen has been the __________ leader for over 70 years.

• Muddle

• Efface

• Perennial

• Brigand

The employee was fired for making a _________ in her contract.

• Breach

• Debris

• Predispose

• Deadlock

I must be ______ when handling my mother’s fine china.

• Cumbersome

• Circumspect

• Diffuse

• Commandeer

The __________ argument between me and my brother was broken by my mother.

• Deadlocked

• Breached

• Admonished

• Effaced

By bribing the politician, the businesses were able to _______ him to vote yes on their bill.

• Muddle

• Brigand

• Predispose

• Cumbersome

The rug was rolled into such a(n)  _______ bundle it took four people to carry it.

• Diffused

• Perennial

• Circumspect

• Cumbersome