Study Set #21 Vocab Test

Because he was so shy, he tended to _________ all parties and social events.

• notion

• compromise

• obstacle

• shun

We looked _________ at the dealer's claim that the car had never been in an accident when it clearly looked dented.

• beware

• askance

• chortled

• fierceness

The restaurant's food is excellent, but _______ the chili if you don't like spicy food.

• beware

• pessimistic

• obstacle

• notion

He somehow got the _________ that he wanted to try skydiving.

• askance

• notion

• chortled

• beware

The _________ of the tiger made the visitors back cautiously away from the enclosure.

• fierceness

• shun

• compromise

• insincerity

The two feuding countries decided to __________ with each other so that there would be peace.

• notion

• askance

• compromise

• obstacle

When the fortune teller gave a ____________ reading to the girl, she swore she would never visit one again.

• notion

• pessimistic

• insincerity

• obstacle

When I told them about how I fell into the hole in the backyard, they all __________ with amusement.

• beware

• obstacle

• chortled

• notion

When he began laughing during his apology, the girl accused him of _____________.

• pessimistic

• compromise

• chortled

• insincerity

After the storm, the biggest __________ was the tree trunk that had fallen in the road.

• obstacle

• notion

• compromise

• fierceness