Vocabulary Quiz

Most people that he worked with thought he was always __________ from the rest of them.

• abashed

• aloof

• genial

• retentive

During a sunny day turtles tend to __________ in the sunlight.

• bask

• flaunt

• purge

• rehabilitate

I felt a vague __________ of danger as I walked through the abandoned building.

• premonition

• pseudonym

• repercussion

• finesse

In the spring many people __________ their closets of winter clothing.

• purge

• instill

• articulate

• ostracize

Over the years the community has tried to __________ the empty abandoned building.

• rehabilitate

• scapegoat

• anguished

• defect

Little did he know there would be __________ for his rude behavior.

• repercussions

• finesse

• resolute

• articulate

A __________ memory is a great asset for any actor, especially one who performs on stage.

• retentive

• articulate

• anguished

• forthright

I criticize him not because he makes mistakes but because he constantly looks for a(n) __________ to take the blame for them.

• scapegoat

• pseudonym

• defect

• aloof

You must be __________ in order to make it through college.

• abashed

• resolute

• genial

• anguished

Some author's will often use a __________ in order to protect their privacy.

• pseudonym

• premonition

• defect

• articulate