WordlyWise 3000 G10 L8 Quiz

Find the synonym.

Though he tried to act gruff, Uncle Joe found himself beset by children.

• feared

• surrounded

• avoided

• chosen

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Darla vowed to implement an organizational strategy just as soon as she found her assignment book.

• execute

• deny

• research

• consider

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When a publisher did not materialize, Sean decided to print and sell his poetry on his own.

• appear

• arrive

• exist

• agree

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It took Albert nearly an hour to muster the courage to invite Nicole to the prom.

• overcome

• settle

• summon

• quiet

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Malaki loved to hear his mother's reminiscences about her childhood in Nova Scotia.

• descriptions

• recollections

• nightmares

• jokes

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Ever since losing her job last year, Rita has been beset by financial worries.

• troubled

• distracted

• uplifted

• bothered

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When vandals defaced the murals at the playground, the neighborhood was galvanized to form a watch group.

• inhibited

• motivated

• tempted

• afraid

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The Amazing Aldo delighted crowds by seeming to make coins materialize from his pockets.

• vanish

• multiply

• fall

• burst

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Jack's relatives noticed that his gestures and expressions were reminiscent of his grandfather's, though the two had never met.

• echoes

• reminders

• imitations

• opposite

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionary who dreamed of racial equality.

• optimist

• pessimist

• leader

• speaker