Unit 6 Set B Vocabulary Quiz

There is quite a contrast between the _________ administration that now runs that country and the "do-nothing" regime that preceded it.

• prominent
• grim
• dynamic

He is a rather ____ sory of man who is easily shocked by other people's less exacting standards of conduct.

• diligent
• prim
• superfluous

Instead of seeking personal _______ for the wrong that has been done to you, why don't you look for justice under the law?

• reluctance
• vengance
• prominence

A student who is ______ and systematic in study habits will often do better than one who is brilliant but lazy.

• diligent
• prim
• incessant

When we saw the ________ expression on hte poor man's face, we realized that the situation was indeed serious.

• grim
• prominent
• reluctant

"Since their heroic deeds clearly speak for themselves," the president remarked, "further comment on my part would be _______."

• ghastly
• incessant
• superfluous

After the angler ________ the fish, he unhooked it fom his line and threw it back into the stream.

• prescibed
• browsed
• snared

Our football team would do a great deal better if we mastered a few simple plays, instead of trying to use all those _____ formations.

• intricate
• prim
• superfluous

After several unsuccessful attempts to catch the waiter's eye, I became more than a little _______.

• frustrated
• reluctant
• grim

Because my home is located at a busy intersection, I have been forced to accustom myself to the ______ hum of traffic outside.

• incessant
• defraying
• ghastly