Vocabulary 1

The youth _____ at the passer-by with a metal pole.

• lunged

• jolted

• bounced

• thrusted

The chef _____ his dish with parsley before serving it to his guests.

• trimmed

• garnished

• enriched

• beautified

My mother made this _____ for my father who is having a bad cough.

• device

• invention

• concoction

• fabrication

Susie was on the _____ of tears when she was scolded.

• rim

• verge

• corner

• border

There was a loud _____ as Walter stepped on some twigs.

• snap

• slam

• smash

• crash

All the pupils _____ at Thomas for not playing fair and being dishonest.

• howled

• jeered

• lamented

• bantered

When I got the mumps, my face became _____ and I looked as if I had put on weight.

• bloated

• inflated

• distorted

• expanded

She likes wearing clothes in colours that are fresh and _____.

• alert

• vibrant

• attentive

• spirited

Jake is infected with a disease that is _____. He cannot go near others or the disease will spread to them.

• toxic

• vicious

• poisonous

• contagious

Hamida was hungry after catching a _____ of her mother's cooking.

• blast

• puff

• whiff

• swirl