"The Way Up to Heaven" Vocabulary

The chauffer was a __________ young man who was always catching the eye of the ladies.

• yearning

• dote

• diminutive

• dapper

Mrs. Foster was ___________ to meet her grandchildren.

• yearning

• dote

• diminutive

• dapper

Mr. Foster's character flaw was more than a __________________; he was quite a monster really.

• yearning

• foible

• dote

• dapper

The Foster's grand home was anything but ______________.

• yearning

• dote

• diminutive

• dapper

Most grandmothers ______ on their grandchildren.

• yearning

• dote

• diminutive

• dapper

Mr. Foster often _____ from his study or the elevator much later than he should have.

• vellicating

• emerged

• inflicting

• intensify

Mr. Foster was secretly trying to drive Mrs. Foster into _______.

• emerged

• inflicting

• hysterics

• intensify

Mrs. Foster would become so nervous that her eye muscle would twitch; her muscle was _________.

• vellicating

• emerged

• inflicting

• hysterics

Certainly, Mr. Foster was aware that Mrs. Foster was raised to be punctual; therefore, by being consistently tardy, he was trying to _________ his wife's suffering.

• vellicating

• emerged

• hysterics

• intensify

The chauffeur suspected Mr. Foster was intentionally _____ suffering on Mrs. Foster.

• emerged

• inflicting

• hysterics

• intensify