Regular Vocabulary Midterm: 2nd Semester

The __________ woman started waiting tables at 16, then continued to work hard in order to become a chef and restaurant owner.

• misleading

• senseless

• industrious

• brisk

Please don’t __________ your brother with that teasing. You’ll only start a fight.

• provoke

• enforce

• displace

• classify

The __________ of King Tutankhamun was only 10 years long.

• principle

• vicinity

• verdict

• reign

Let’s be __________ to our neighbors by keeping our noise down.

• courteous

• portable

• absurd

• monotonous

Our vegetable crop is __________ this year, with only a few onion and radish plants growing here and there.

• harsh

• sparse

• widespread

• economical

My wise coach offers __________ advice.

• profound

• courteous

• frank

• mammoth

If you’re feeling tired, a(n) __________ walk may give you some energy.

• profound

• preliminary

• brisk

• fundamental

The science teacher told us to __________ the rocks by labeling each type.

• classify

• extract

• deduct

• cease

Because I read in the quiet hours of the evening, I __________ books with relaxation.

• deduct

• extract

• compose

• associate

Jori traveled to a new country, but her __________ of the language made it hard for her to communicate.

• ignorance

• aroma

• concept

• spectacle