List 4 Vocab Quiz

The coach's …. feedback made the athlete feel demotivated and discouraged.

• abrasive
• poised
• judicious
• timid

The upset customer spoke ….. to the customer service representative out of anger.

• abrasively
• enviously
• smugly
• timidly

The coworker spoke …... to her colleague, causing tension in the office.

• abrasively
• ebulliently
• wearily
• cunningly

Betty's ….. response to the question made it clear she wasn't in the mood to talk.

• cantankerous
• tactless
• smug
• judicious

The cranky old man spoke ….. to the children playing outside his house.

• cantankerously
• enviously
• ebulliently
• timidly

The debate became more and more …... as the night wore on.

• contentious
• cunning
• poised
• judicious

The ….. discussion went on long after the meeting's end time; the stake were simply too high for either party to walk away.

• contentious
• cunning
• abrasive
• tactless

The …...., nosy neighbor complained about every aspect of the restaurant being built across the street-- even the roof color!-- making the building process difficult.

• contentious

• tactless

• meticulous

• patronizing

The thief devised a(n) …... plan to steal the valuable jewels from the display case.

• cunning
• envious
• hostile
• patronizing

The ….. criminal eluded capture by police by leaving false clues to mislead investigators.

• cunning

• patronizing

• hostile

• poised