Junior Vocabulary Lesson 17

My father's ___ optimism can be traced back to the pleasant atmosphere in my grandmother's home.

• immutable

• impartial

• impassive

• imperturbable

An ___ attorney was asked to serve as a judge in the dispute.

• immutable

• impartial

• impassive

• imperturbable

without feeling or emotion; insensible

• immutable

• impartial

• impassive

• imperturbable

We couldn't believe that Rafael would be that ___ in the midst of a riot.

• incipient

• inadvertent

• implausible

• imperturbable

The hypothetical case which Dan represented was so ___ that we refused to deal with it.

• incipient

• inadvertent

• implausible

• imperturbable

not done on purpose; careless

• incipient

• inadvertent

• implausible

• imperturbable

Dr. Hollinger, who is quite articulate, was able to describe the ___ ulcer in great detail.

• incipient

• incisive

• incongruous

• incontrovertible

___ criticism by the newspaper's film reviewer led us to a renewed appreciation of the movie.

• Incipient

• Incisive

• Incongruous

• Incontrovertible

inappropriate; out of place

• incipient

• incisive

• incongruous

• incontrovertible

It's ___ that a settlement of the bitter strike is imminent.

• incipient

• incisive

• incongruous

• incontrovertible