Fast and Curious: Vocab in Context- 3A

After the wreck, the car was distorted and unrecognizable.

• destroyed

• deformed

• rusted

• ruined

After the breakup, she wallowed in her pain for weeks, refusing to to talk to anyone.

• with difficulty

• with anger

• with reluctance

• with exhuberance

The chatter of the audience was ceaseless as the presenter tried to present her scientific research.

• constant

• comical

• loud; obnoxious

• abating

The old man was jovial and kind-hearted to the young kids each Christmas season.

• jubilant

• angry

• aloof

• cheerful and friendly

His homework was completed in a perfunctory fashion, with very few questions answered.

• carried out with minimum effort

• done without thought

• carried out with precision

• done with great care

The bookbag was filled with the student's paraphernalia so that he could be successful for the school day.

• personal affects

• pamphlets and brochures

• schedule and agenda

• equipment; things

The torrent of water was profusely filling the bathroom from the broken pipe.

• pouring

• soaking

• trickling

• in large amount

After losing his mother, everyone was sympathetic and offered their sincerest condolences.

• appreciative

• grateful

• considerate; pleasant

• quiet; reserved

The elementary students were boisterous when they went out to play on the playground.

• talkative

• aggressive

• challenging

• noisy; energetic

The tennis shoes continued to get shabbier and shabbier each year after being used when I cut the grass, each summer.

• run down; neglected

• stained

• torn

• pristine