Vocabulary Quiz 9/21/22

To be an astronaut, you must be an ___________ person who craves adventure and is not afraid of heights.

• intrepid

• equanimity

• emulate

• elated

Though dishwashing is often seen as a ___________ chore, listening to music makes it much more bearable.

• forlorn

• mundane

• reside

• opulent

Aspiring to become a good cook, Kate will __________ the recipes and cooking techniques of chef Emeril.

• fester

• refrain

• capitulate

• emulate

After considerable persuasion, the management decided to ____________ magnificently and undertook to redesign the hall.

• emulate

• forlorn

• capitulate

• fester

They ____________ in small towns and mud forts scattered along the coast.

• capitulate

• fester

• reside

• opulent

Because the movie star made over ten million dollars a film, she was able to maintain an ___________ lifestyle.

• opulent

• elated

• incredulous

• unscathed

The lottery winner was _______________ and could not believe his good fortune.

• incredulous

• mundane

• intrepid

• opulent

When my son did not arrive home on time, I was _______ with fear.

• fester

• fraught

• incredulous

• transient

The police were called in to ________ the riot.

• refrain

• reside

• fester

• quell

The approaching hurricane is sure to be a _____________ that will affect the lives of millions.

• fester

• incontrovertibly

• trepidation

• calamity