Vocab Practice 1

The ________ old man shouted at anyone who dared to cross his path

• cantankerous
• dilapidated
• ornate
• irate

The giant billboard was so ________ that it could be seen from miles away

• conspicuous
• contemplative
• ostentatious
• sporadically

As she sat by the lake, she adopted a ________ pose, contemplating the beauty around her

• contemplative
• convoluted
• nonchalant
• malicious

The detective struggled to unravel the ________ plot with numerous twists and turns

• convoluted
• cultivate
• loiter
• luxuriate

Farmers diligently ________ their crops to ensure a bountiful harvest

• cultivate
• ornate
• wherewithal
• enrapture

The abandoned house was ________, with broken windows and a sagging roof

• dilapidated
• escapade
• preeminent
• diminutive

The breathtaking sunset seemed to ________ everyone who witnessed it

• enrapture
• gumption
• cantankerous
• ornate

Their midnight ________ through the haunted mansion was both thrilling and risky

• escapade
• ostentatious
• sporadically
• malicious

With her ________ and quick thinking, she found a solution to the complex problem

• gumption
• conspicuous
• loiter
• cultivate

The customer became ________ when the service did not meet his expectations

• irate
• luxurious
• pithy
• vagrant