Vocabulary Lesson 3

He held his pencil ________ to take notes.

• abided

• fortified

• poised

• conceded

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

When threatened by intruders, the king directed the soldiers to take arms and ________ the city.

• fortify

• amble

• mediate

• atone

The ________ bunny fit in the palm of a hand.

• malicious

• benevolent

• generous

• diminutive

Although she is gone, his love for her ________

• ambles.

• retaliates.

• abides.

• abates.

The guest had no sense of ________ and was on the phone throughout the wedding.

• petulance

• atonement

• generosity

• propriety

The friends will leisurely ________ to class.

• poise

• amble

• abide

• concede

A ________ neighbor popped the soccer ball on the morning of the big game.

• diminutive

• malicious

• benevolent

• poised

The ________ old magician smiled down at the small boy as he shared the secrets of his best card trick.

• benevolent

• diminutive

• petulant

• malicious

The wind died down as the storm began to _________

• abate.

• abide.

• atone.

• mediate.

The angry warrior planned to ________ against the man who stole from him.

• abide

• concede

• fortify

• retaliate