G10-1.2 LB List 5

The teacher’s __________ tone made the students feel too intimidated to ask questions.

• drape

• clench

• imperious

• amicable

Nervous about his upcoming speech, he couldn’t help but __________ his fists while waiting backstage.

• whine

• verge

• ablaze

• clench

On the __________ of giving up, she suddenly remembered a tip from her tutoring session and solved the math problem.

• verge

• clench

• imperious

• outnumber

The final performance ended with a spectacular fireworks show that set the night sky __________ with vibrant colors.

• amicable

• clench

• vex

• ablaze

Despite their initial disagreements, the two student leaders found a(n) __________ way to resolve the group conflict.

• imperious

• accompanying

• amicable

• ablaze

When the teacher asked for volunteers, the eager students seemed to __________ those who were hesitant.

• drape

• verge

• outnumber

• whine

Whenever she traveled to another city for a competition, her parents insisted on __________ her for safety.

• accompanying

• whine

• ablaze

• imperious

The never-ending construction noise outside the classroom continued to __________ everyone trying to concentrate on the lesson.

• verge

• vex

• outnumber

• whine

They decided to __________ the stage with handcrafted banners for the school’s year-end drama performance.

• ablaze

• drape

• verge

• clench

After being scolded for not completing their homework on time, some students started to __________ under their breath.

• clench

• verge

• ablaze

• whine