TONE WORD 2 VOCAB STUDY SESSION

The judge was ____ in deciding what to do with the case.

• vexed

• timid

• righteous

• reflective

The ______ employee argued with his boss because he was dissatisfied for the reason he was fired.

• engaging

• contemptuous

• disgruntled

• pragmatic

She was very ____ when it came to performing in front of an audience.

• solemn

• satirical

• quizzical

• timid

Mrs. Lingle was very ____ of the students who stopped to help her pick up the trash off the floor.

• appreciative

• poignant

• engaging

• elated

Turning in all your missing work is a(n) ___ matter--especially when it is the end of the six weeks.

• smug

• urgent

• engaging

• contemptuous

He acted like a ____ child who had been refused what he wanted.

• petulant

• elated

• disgruntled

• quarrelsome

Her friends looked at her with____ smiles on their faces; they didn't understand why she didn't know the answer.

• quizzical

• satirical

• solemn

• provocative

He always seemed to be rather ____ and above himself when it came to his quality of work.

• engaging

• verboten

• boastful

• quarrelsome

"Why are you all of a sudden so ____ about cheating on the test?"

• quizzical

• smug

• tentative

• righteous

Benedict had been a wild boy and a ____ young man; he liked to argue with those around him.

• quarrelsome

• tentative

• righteous

• engaging