Choose the word that means: Confused

The _______________ and responsible young man joined the military after high school because he wanted to give back to the country he loved.

Choose the word that means: To make fun of; mock; ridicule

When Stephanie yelled at her little sister, she just wanted to make sure she never touched the hot stove again. She didn’t mean to make her sister _______________ and cry.

Choose the word that means: Sincere; serious

Choose the word that means: Dull, boring; lacking variety

In college, I had a boring professor with such a _______________ voice that he would always put me to sleep.

Choose the word that means: Aggressive, confrontational

Tim was _______________ when he found out he failed his history final because he thought he earned an A on it.

Choose the word that means: To jerk or pull suddenly

Choose the word that means: Responsible; compliant; obedient

Choose the word that means: To cry or whine softly

I have students who sometimes _______________ the classroom door open and pretend they are excited to be in English class.

Choose the word that means: Wildly excited; delirious

The normally subdued dog became very _______________ when an intruder came into the house.

Jill did not put sunblock on evenly and wound up with ____________ red and white skin with blotchy patches.

After eating more than the recommended dose of cough drops, A-A-ron, ran to the bathroom with a _______________ look on his face.

I hate when I see a bully ridicule and _______________ at students who are weaker than he is. It reminds me of how my brother used to make fun of me when I was a kid.

When the students told me that I was their favorite teacher, I knew they could not have been _______________; they must have been joking.