Vocabulary Quiz 1

Darryl decided he would _________ for his oral presentation.

• abate

• demolish

• feint

• improvise

Holli knew it would be unwise to make a(n) __________ decision about which college to attend.

• austere

• blighted

• brooding

• rash

It took hours to _________ the car from the sand.

• reluctant

• demolish

• extricate

• dire

Kelly and Marjorie thought Mary was rather _________ when she barged in on their conversation and offered her advice.

• presumptuous

• malicious

• rash

• extricate

Out if bitterness Richard told a ________ lie about his former friend.

• barrage

• malicious

• dispel

• bedlam

The soldiers were forced to retreat through the _________ of heavy cannons.

• barrage

• clarity

• feint

• pensively

__________ appeared to reign in the overcrowded school cafeteria.

• clarity

• malicious

• devastating

• bedlam

The student edited his paper for _________, making sure his ideas were communicated effectively.

• clarity

• pensively

• dispel

• presumptuous

Tons of explosives were used to __________ the building.

• devastating

• demolish

• dire

• dispel

The _________ effects of the tornado could still be seen weeks after the storm.

• devastating

• feint

• pensively

• malicious