6th grade, vocab quiz 1

Eventually Lucinda became so angry with her home country that she _________ her citizenship. What word best completes the sentence?

• addressed

• lapsed

• renounced

This word means "disrespectfully, rudely, impolitely."

• insolently

• incredulously

• solemnly

He had worked 16 hour shifts every day for two months. His friends told him he looked tired and _________ and said he should get more sleep.

• raucous

• haggard

• vain

Many people put a lot of trust in banks, governments, religions, and other ____________ .

• institutions

• reformations

• lapses

They had settled into a(n) ____________ . They would take their dog for a walk, buy a newspaper, and return home to eat breakfast.

• lapse

• institution

• routine

When a person hears unsetting news, s/he most likely feels ___________ .

• happy

• upset

• tired

If you do not easily believe what you are told, you might be __________ or __________. CHOOSE BEST 2 options

• incredulous

• vain

• cynical

• raucous