Fill in the Blank Vocabulary

A student told her teacher that she really liked her outfit. The student was only trying to ______ the teacher so that the teacher would not notice that the student did not complete her homework.

When you become a citizen, you must make a(n)________ to follow the laws of the country.

When you have a _______ friend, you know they are always sincere with you.

A ___________ person makes a good employee because they always pay attention to the details.

I had to clean my floor because I did not want to ________ on the piles of clothes.

The police were trying to ______ a speeding car down the highway.

To murmur or mutter or speak in discontent (unhappiness); complain sullenly.

Because she was always so helpless, her friends nicknamed her "the ______ in distress."

• deficiency

• damsel

• cripple

It was a secret for so long that I never though somebody would ______ it.

• direct

• divulge

• converge

The man used to be a runner before he lost his foot. Now, some people cruelly call him a ______.

• distress

• cripple

• damsel