Vocabulary Practice

The new teacher's _____ is very impressive; she always knows what to say and how to say it.

• eloquence

• intuition

• incompetence

• malice

The city council has proposed a new _____ that would limit the number of new buildings that can be constructed in the downtown area.

• ordinance

• circumstance

• consensus

• euphemism

After falling down the stairs, the young child was _____, but luckily there were no serious injuries.

• admonished

• bewildered

• disconcerted

• bruised

The famous chef's _____ recipe for seafood gumbo included fresh shrimp, crab, and oysters.

• exquisite

• gullible

• mediocre

• obtuse

The police were able to _____ the criminal with the help of a witness who saw him leaving the scene of the crime.

• apprehend

• apprehensive

• exacerbate

• extol

The company's new advertising campaign was a huge _____, increasing sales by over 50% in just one month.

• enigma

• debacle

• triumph

• travesty

The school principal _____ the students for their outstanding performance in the national science competition.

• scolded

• reprimanded

• praised

• disparaged

Despite her initial reluctance, the young girl soon _____ to her new school and made many friends.

• assimilated

• disintegrated

• agitated

• extirpated

The athlete's _____ in the Olympic Games was a testament to her years of hard work and dedication to her sport.

• triumph

• travesty

• enigma

• debacle

The professor's lecture was _____; his ideas were complex and difficult to understand.

• lucid

• opaque

• palatable

• sporadic