Mini Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz 1

Ever since Carlton’s accident and removal as captain of the basketball team, Nelson makes it a point to say that he’s the new captain whenever Carlton is around.

• Dreary

• Falter

• Gloat

• Intoxicate

His heart was racing and everything went blurry. Feeling shaky, Lou grabbed the edge of the table to balance himself. It helped a little bit, but Lou felt he was going down; his knees felt like they were about to give way.

• Intercept

• Falter

• Gloat

• Dreary

Ian looked distant, like he wasn’t even in the room. His mind was filled with so many thoughts. We all laughed at the joke the comedian made, while Ian sat there as if nothing had happened. Later, when I asked him about the joke, he said, “There was a joke?”

• Falter

• Preoccupied

• Gloated

• Intercepted

Knowing my friend was upset and racing to talk to her archenemy, Samantha, I took off down the hall. Instead of using the elevator, I hustled up the stairs just in time to cut her off before she yelled Samantha’s name.

• Intoxicated

• Preoccupied

• Intercepted

• Faltered

It was an honor when Miss Favors asked me to watch the class because I was responsible for making sure everyone behaved. I raced to the board, grabbed the marker, and stared at everyone. The power raced through my veins as I wrote down two names.

• intoxication

• preoccupation

• interception

• drearily

Something had felt out of place since the beginning of the day. It was as if my world was cloudy and gray. It didn’t help that I had on all black. It was like my outward mood matched my inside mood. I was like a fog descending on everything around me.

• preoccupied

• dreary

• intercept

• gloat

If you’re always ___ with your thoughts, you’re really never present to the world around you.

• intercepted

• preoccupied

• gloated

• faltering

It’s difficult to be around ___ people. They bring sad grayness everywhere they go.

• dreary

• gloating

• preoccupied

• intoxicating

If you come into power suddenly, it can be just as ___ as drinking too much alcohol.

• intoxicating

• dreary

• faltering

• preoccupying

People who lack confidence use ___ to make themselves feel better at the expense of making others feel worse.

• faltering

• intercepting

• gloating

• intoxicating