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Vocab 8 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Craig was ____ after learning that he did not get the promotion he was anticipating.

a)

convoluted

b)

staid

c)

livid

2.

Maggie failed to give Sam a ___ reason for not accepting his proposal yesterday.

a)

cogent

b)

nexus

c)

entreat

3.

Aaron could speak only ___ after having his wisdom teeth removed because of the anesthetic his dentist used.

a)

gibberish

b)

churlish

c)

inimical

4.

David ___(ed) his messy roommate to turn the volume down on his tablet.

a)

entreat

b)

anecdote

c)

cogent

5.

The athlete remained ___ despite the pain emanating from his broken ankle.

a)

dilatory

b)

staid

c)

coeval

6.

The ____ crime of Mary's next-door neighbor caused many people to consider calling a realtor to place their home on the market.

a)

lurid

b)

coeval

c)

promulgate

7.

Getting an occasional checkup is ____ on anyone who works with the public.

a)

inimical

b)

anecdote

c)

incumbent

8.

The detective's voice had an ____ tone when he questioned the witnesses of the robbery last night.

a)

nexus

b)

cogent

c)

inimical

9.

At the class reunion, alumni shared ____ about their senior year's homecoming game.

a)

anecdote

b)

nexus

c)

entreat

10.

Dinosaurs were not ____ with humankind, so early humans did not need to worry about being the dinosaurs prey.

a)

coeval

b)

dilatory

c)

staid

11.

When the teacher saw the ___ message on Gentry's t-shirt, she told him to go to the assistant principal's office.

a)

churlish

b)

gibberish

c)

incumbent

12.

Shawn knew that his ___ work habits would catch up with him sooner rather than later.

a)

dilatory

b)

lurid

c)

staid

13.

The movie stars did not ___ their engagement because they wanted to continue to keep their relationship private.

a)

nexus

b)

cogent

c)

promulgate

14.

The teacher asked the student to revise the ___ essay so that she could read it correctly.

a)

lurid

b)

coeval

c)

convoluted

15.

A song that never seems to fade in popularity is sometimes called a generational ___ because it bonds people together.

a)

nexus

b)

coeval

c)

staid