Vocabulary Test 10

Chuck faced the _________ task of competing in a triathlon.

• abrupt

• grueling

• lingering

• tranquil

The student walked _____ to school in the freezing weather.

• briskly

• gingerly

• invariably

• perpetually

Adrian and Megan enjoyed hearing the _________ sounds of the ocean as they relaxed at the beach.

• abrupt

• strenuous

• swiveling

• tranquil

With intense focus, the young father _________ held his newborn daughter.

• gingerly

• invariably

• perpetually

• relatively

We knew the meat was spoiled once it had begun to __________.

• bellow

• exhort

• forgo

• reek

The _________ journalist continued to write articles even though some criticized her views.

• abrupt

• speckled

• tenacious

• thrusting

___________ in the hallway after the bell had rung, Kayla was then late to class.

• Abrupt

• Lingering

• Swiveling

• Tranquil

The meeting came to a(n) ______ end when a fire alarm went off.

• abrupt

• strenuous

• tenacious

• tranquil

If you make it a practice to visit an all-you-can-eat buffet, you will ____ gain weight.

• invariably

• relatively

• perpetually

• gingerly

The eagle's _____ held a helpless mouse in its grip.

• bellow

• reek

• talon

• tenacious