Unit 10 Vocabulary

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The weather was so _______ that we had to cancel our camping trip.

• abominable

• bumbling

• rigorous

• resourceful

• subsequent

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The _______ waiter kept dropping plates and forgetting orders, but his cheerful attitude made it hard to be upset.

• bumbling

• abominable

• nonconformist

• initiative

• resourceful

Which word best completes the following sentence?

She didn’t study for the exam, and the _______ was a failing grade.

• consequence

• foil

• null and void

• posterity

• unerring

Which word best completes the following sentence?

He tried to _______ himself into believing he had made the right decision, but deep down, he knew the truth.

• delude

• dole

• initiative

• formulate

• pry

Which word best completes the following sentence?

After the disaster, the charity continued to _______ out food and supplies to those in need.

• dole

• engulf

• formulate

• refurbish

• resourceful

Which word best completes the following sentence?

Flames began to _______ the old barn, reducing it to ashes within minutes.

• engulf

• foil

• refurbish

• rigorous

• formulate

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The detective worked tirelessly to _______ the criminal’s plan before anyone got hurt.

• foil

• formulate

• dole

• pry

• consequences

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The scientists worked together to _______ a new vaccine for the virus.

• formulate

• delude

• foil

• refurbish

• resourceful

Which word best completes the following sentence?

He showed great _______ by solving the problem before anyone else even noticed it.

• initiative

• bumbling

• nonconformist

• resourceful

• panorama

Which word best completes the following sentence?

She kept the old ticket stub as a(n) _______ of the unforgettable concert she attended years ago.

• memento

• abominable

• panorama

• null and void

• subsequent