B1 Vocabulary

"The dew drops shone in the glittering morning sun," is an example of an author using ________.

• gruesome

• imagery

• puny

• symbolism

I held out a treat to _______ my cat out from her hiding place.

• casual

• entice

• ordeal

• persist

Both houses of Congress must vote in order to ______ a law.

• canvass

• flounder

• ratify

• stifle

We can wear ______ clothes to school. We don't have to dress up.

• casual

• melancholy

• ratify

• vital

The marathon through the desert is sure to _____ anyone's throat.

• entice

• erode

• parch

• puny

I couldn't finish watching the ______ horror movie, because I hate the sight of blood!

• casual

• gruesome

• ordeal

• ratify

The teacher was able to ______ the conversation by yelling for everyone to quiet.

• downtrodden

• erode

• parch

• stifle

If you run for Class President, you might want to _______ classmates for their votes.

• canvass

• imagery

• persist

• regal

Sometimes mid-terms or finals can feel like a painful ________ to get through.

• bystander

• erode

• ordeal

• symbolism

If you don't have good balance, you might _______ the first time you skateboard.

• accelerate

• flounder

• ordeal

• stifle