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WorksheetsThe Things They Carried Vocab. Set 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Due to her excessive student loan debt ($367,000 USD to be exact), she led a very ________ life.
impassive
skittish
reticent
frugal
Germany ________ Brazil during the 2014 World Cup - even on their own turf! Ouch.
acquiesed
censured
eviscerated
implacable
"The dog ate my homework," he said.
"What a ________ statement," replied the teacher rolling his eyes.
trite
forthright
reticent
skittish
How can you look on ________ at a tiny kitten abandoned on the streets?! Have you no heart?
skittishly
reticently
frugally
impassively
Despite our attempts to appease the enemy king - giving him all of our jewels, livestock, and even half our land - he remained ________.
reticent
implacable
frugal
forthright
I find shovelling snow absolute ________; that's why I always live in tropical countries.
platitude
censure
drudgery
My cat is so ________, she runs under the bed when I drop a cotton ball.
forthright
impassive
skittish
implacable
What word has been covered over in this headline?
platitude
censure
drudgery
Despite threatening torture, Goldilocks remained ________ and would say little to nothing about where she was the night the bears were murdered.
reticent
forthright
skittish
frugal
I appreciated him being ________ despite the fact that what he said hurt my feelings: I do not love you anymore.
trite
impassive
reticent
forthright
These are all examples of ________.
platitudes
censures
drudgery
Even though it was his favourite shirt, when his adorable little sister asked to borrow it so, according to her, she could "be just like him", he ________.
censured
eviscerated
acquiesced
