List 2 Vocab Quiz, V1

Becky’s mother preferred that her daughter wear something……..instead of revealing to the prom.

• Imperious
• Reticent
• Demure
• Gruff
• Ambitious

Don loved his girlfriend for her…………….., spirited nature.

• Meek
• Empathetic
• Austere
• Taciturn
• Vivacious

Mr. Abernathy……. announced to the tardy babysitter that she was 10 minutes late.

• Sternly
• Meekly
• Empathetically
• Diligently
• Sullenly

If you know someone who doesn’t have much of a backbone, who lacks confidence, you would describe her as:

• Gruff
• Austere
• Demure
• Meek
• Oblivious

Roberta, ………….to the fact that her headlights had burned out, was wondering why so many people in oncoming traffic were honking and flashing their lights at her.

• Austere
• Meek
• Oblivious
• Sullen
• Diligent

An experience that would most directly lead someone to become disillusioned would be:

• Winning the lottery
• Discovering that the business you work for is engaged in illegal activity
• Volunteering at an animal shelter
• Receiving a poor biology test score after studying for a day
• Losing one’s house after not paying the mortgage for a year

Mary gave her friend a(n)...........hug to show him that she understood the pain he was going through.

• Empathetic
• Ambitious
• Stern
• Vivacious
• Disillusioned

The………young lawyer worked hard at the office and also did a substantial amount of pro bono (volunteer) work.

• Sullen
• Ambitious
• Reticent
• Imperious
• Meek

If you were to spend time with my brother, you would realize that he is quiet not because he is distrusting; he is simply:

• Vivacious
• Taciturn
• Gruff
• Ambitious

• Imperious

The choir director was a(n)......., serious man who liked rules and structure.

• Ambitious
• Sullen
• Austere
• Vivacious
• Demure