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WorksheetsVocab Quiz Review-Contextual Sentences
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The mayor is very different from the gentleman that ________________ him in office.
subdued
preceded
purged
venerated
She was cunning enough to ___________ her classmates into doing the work for her.
disarm
beguile
confound
flounder
Kiera stood aside, not as much out of ____________ but out of sudden realization that if she didn't, the man was likely to run her over.
deference
abashedness
adamancy
reluctance
She crept around the bed and leaned on it ____________, watching for signs of him waking.
gingerly
prodigiously
apathetically
consolingly
Though he was ___________ to try the sushi, the man found it to be quite delicious.
reluctant
apprehensive
plaintive
confounded
The weather during our beach vacation was _____________, but we tried to have fun even in the midst of a horrible storm.
abominable
reprehensible
ominous
plaintive
Because Danny is a _______________ man and can easily reduce buyer fears, he is a great car salesman.
venerable
deferent
disarming
beguiling
The book told of the survivor’s _________ during the kidnapping ordeal.
dejection
anguish
plaintiveness
apprehensiveness
Myrna is so superstitious that she hired a spiritualist to _____________ her new house of evil spirits.
maul
purge
cleave
apprehend
Because of voter __________, the government was concerned many would not even show up to the polls this year.
plaintiveness
apathy
reluctance
contemplation
Once the swelling in my foot _____________, I can begin walking again.
precedes
purges
subsides
defers
The criminal begged for probation, but the judge remained __________ for a life sentence.
adamant
serene
indignant
coherent
The broken window was an ______________ sign someone had broken into our home.
ominous
prodigious
cliche
adamant
The title of country president should only be held by a ___________ man who has earned the respect of his countrymen.
venerable
disarming
deferent
serene
After being kicked out of the game, the ___________ basketball player made a derogatory comment to the referee about the unfair call.
anguished
indignant
dejected
prodigious
The prisoners ______________ an elaborate escape plan that baffled law enforcement and sent them on a 2-day manhunt.
contrived
contemplated
deposed
inculcated
