Vocabulary Lesson 3 - TGTB

“How can you be so ........................... during a time like this! “, shouted the upset man.

• placid

• deft

• abhor

• dilapidated

Learning not to make ................................ decisions is part of the process of maturing

• placid

• amiable

• loquacious

• impetuous

“ Young boys and girls should answer respectfully, and not be ..................... with their parents ”, instructed the teacher.

• loathe

• pert

• demur

• relinquish

After months of practice, her cursive handwriting was ...................................

• abhor

• impetuous

• impeccable

• placid

When having tea with the queen, one should always observe proper ...........................

• pert

• decorum

• deft

• loquacious

Stella is the most ............................... girl I know, she seems to get along with everyone she meets.

• amiable

• impetuous

• loquacious

• abhor

My professor is especially ........................... on the topic of the civil war, and we spent an extra half an hour listening to his lecture.

• placid

• loquacious

• deft

• impeccable

I ............................racism, we should treat all people with equal respect.

• demur

• abhor

• relinquish

• deft

Harper .............................. navigated the obstacle course to win first prize in the race.

• loquacious

• plaintively

• tersely

• deftly

With the end of the war, the British had to ............................. their control of the colonies.

• demur

• protest

• relinquish

• abhor