Vocab Test: Lesson 40 Week 4

1. Being a mother is the hardest job I have ever had, but my __________ are my life's greatest achievement. I am blessed to have a son and daughter.

• apprise
• progeny
• jaunty
• constrict

2. Great Britain was a __________ for over 70 years before Queen Elizabeth passed away.

• matriarchy
• ardent
• ferment
• multifarious

3. My grandmother said she was not going to bother with __________(ing) the knotted ball of Christmas lights, so she threw them in the trash and bought new ones.

• apprise
• constrict
• disentangle
• progeny

4. Mr. Pope __________(ed) his students of what would be on the test before he gave it to them.

• gnarl
• disentangle
• apprise
• jaunty

5. The fashion model wore such a __________ design that many people couldn't help but want to buy it.

• unobtrusive
• jaunty
• matriarchy
• constrict

6. During the COVID 19 pandemic most of the world was in a state of __________; people couldn't agree on how it should be treated, causing confusion and agitation.

• gnarl
• multifarious
• precipice
• ferment

7. Susie made the mistake of not putting her hair in a braid before riding her motorcycle, so when she arrived at work her hair was in a __________(ed) mess.

• gnarl
• ardent
• multifarious
• matriarchy

8. The musician has __________ talents; he can play over 50 different instruments.

• unobtrusive
• apprise
• gnarl
• multifarious

9. The undercover detective was awarded a medal for infiltrating a notorious motorcycle gang; his __________ work let to the arrest of over 30 bikers involved in smuggling drugs.

• unobtrusive
• jaunty
• ferment
• constrict

10. In wrestling you are not allowed to put someone into a choke hold because it could __________ someone's air flow and cause them real harm.

• ardent
• disentangle
• constrict
• precipice