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Vocab Quiz Review-Contextual Sentences

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mayor is very different from the gentleman that ________________ him in office.

a)

subdued

b)

preceded

c)

purged

d)

venerated

2.

She was cunning enough to ___________ her classmates into doing the work for her.

a)

disarm

b)

beguile

c)

confound

d)

flounder

3.

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.

a)

deference

b)

abashedness

c)

adamancy

d)

reluctance

4.

She crept around the bed and leaned on it ____________, watching for signs of him waking.

a)

gingerly

b)

prodigiously

c)

apathetically

d)

consolingly

5.

Though he was ___________ to try the sushi, the man found it to be quite delicious.

a)

reluctant

b)

apprehensive

c)

plaintive

d)

confounded

6.

The weather during our beach vacation was _____________, but we tried to have fun even in the midst of a horrible storm.

a)

abominable

b)

reprehensible

c)

ominous

d)

plaintive

7.

Because Danny is a _______________ man and can easily reduce buyer fears, he is a great car salesman.

a)

venerable

b)

deferent

c)

disarming

d)

beguiling

8.

The book told of the survivor’s _________ during the kidnapping ordeal.

a)

dejection

b)

anguish

c)

plaintiveness

d)

apprehensiveness

9.

Myrna is so superstitious that she hired a spiritualist to _____________ her new house of evil spirits.

a)

maul

b)

purge

c)

cleave

d)

apprehend

10.

Because of voter __________, the government was concerned many would not even show up to the polls this year.

a)

plaintiveness

b)

apathy

c)

reluctance

d)

contemplation

11.

Once the swelling in my foot _____________, I can begin walking again.

a)

precedes

b)

purges

c)

subsides

d)

defers

12.

The criminal begged for probation, but the judge remained __________ for a life sentence.

a)

adamant

b)

serene

c)

indignant

d)

coherent

13.

The broken window was an ______________ sign someone had broken into our home.

a)

ominous

b)

prodigious

c)

cliche

d)

adamant

14.

The title of country president should only be held by a ___________ man who has earned the respect of his countrymen.

a)

venerable

b)

disarming

c)

deferent

d)

serene

15.

After being kicked out of the game, the ___________ basketball player made a derogatory comment to the referee about the unfair call.

a)

anguished

b)

indignant

c)

dejected

d)

prodigious

16.

The prisoners ______________ an elaborate escape plan that baffled law enforcement and sent them on a 2-day manhunt.

a)

contrived

b)

contemplated

c)

deposed

d)

inculcated