Verbs (2)

1. He _______________ his way into the exclusive club, charming the members with clever compliments.

• humiliated

• boasted

• flattered

• pondered

• scolded

1. At the reunion, she _________________ of having the most prestigious job among her classmates.

• humiliated

• grasped

• scolded

• summoned

• boasted

1. The general ____________ his troops to prepare for the upcoming battle.

• grasped

• summoned

• concurred

• flattered

• swooned

1. The course aims to help students _____________ complex scientific theories.

• summon

• swoon

• grasp

• humiliate

• scold

1. The panel ______________ unanimously on the selection of the winner.

• bashed

• humiliated

• concurred

• scolded

• swooned

1. While _________________ her next move in the chess match, she noticed her opponent’s anxiety.

• scolding

• humiliating

• weeping

• pondering

• bashing

1. She _____________ with joy when she learned that her lost dog had been found safe.

• wept

• scolded

• humiliated

• pondered

• articulated

1. Despite her efforts to reduce her carbon footprint, Taylor Swift was _______________ by environmentalists for using private jets to travel between cities.

• swooned

• flattered

• wept

• concurred

• bashed

1. The child was just learning to ______________ his feelings in words.

• swoon

• weep

• articulate

• bash

• boast

Match the following:

• cry, sob

• summon

• call, send for, invite

• flatter

• express, enunciate

• weep

• brag

• articulate

• compliment, praise, sweet talk

• boast