People often referred to Noelle as ______ because she trusted

everyone and even slept with her doors unlocked.

• naïve

• elevated

• boastful

• panoramic

• elated

Kinnel’s re-election is being threatened by a growing ______ of

disgruntled union members.

• rogue

• faction

• pariah

• guise

• anathema

The peasants passed their weary days in much ______ and little

comfort.

• pertinence

• renown

• travail

• exile

• repose

Lyasia is a ______ of the clarinet; she has performed solos with

many orchestras and bands around the world.

• neophyte

• novice

• virtuoso

• termagant

• plethora

The children knew that once their father made his decision, the

new rule would be ______ because he would never change his mind.

• irrevocable

• articulate

• premeditated

• serried

• discourteous

The haunted house displayed ______ scenes in every room,

causing squeamish visitors to scream.

• preparatory

• archaic

• macabre

• precocious

• impetuous

The concert audience was frustrated by the poor ______ of the

sounds coming from the speakers.

• modulation

• recrimination

• terminus

• dissidence

• assertion

Please don’t ______ me my success—I’ve worked hard to earn this

promotion!

• renege

• begrudge

• excise

• staunch

• vaunt

With an ______ blow of the whistle, the meddling parent

interrupted the game to reiterate the rules of the tournament.

• industrious

• illustrious

• eloquent

• officious

• enviable

The candidate’s inappropriately sexist remark was met with a

______ of denunciations from the angry crowd.

• bastion

• fusillade

• mélange

• dichotomy

• solecism