Vocabulary Quiz #5

adhere means to:

• cycle

• lap

• glare

• bond

The bubbles _____ed to each other, and to the branches of the willows, with surprising strength.

Look to the adjective _____ when you need to describe something that's open to more than one interpretation, like the headline "Squad helps dog bite victim."

ambiguous means :

• vague

• pretty

• garish

A short, amusing true story is an _____. You might come back from a crazy spring break with a lot of _____s to tell.

Where would you most likely hear an anecdote?

• at a performance of classical music

• during a friendly conversation at the park

• in the middle of a science exam

• during a formal exam on physics

_____ shares the same Greek roots with the word agony, so think about how much agony you cause your siblings when you tease and goad them into getting angry.

antagonize means to:

• eliminate

• provoke

• surround

• console

“He’s not my friend. He’s someone I like to _____ all the time, and one time I talked to him about something real.”

_____ is from a Latin word meaning "to seize," and it originally meant "quick to seize impressions or ideas, perceptive, intelligent." Now it means "anticipating something bad, fearful of what may happen."