Vocab

Sarah glanced around the dark alley, holding her purse tightly, her eyes darting _________ at every shadowy corner.

• tentative

• stolid

• warily

• gape

The student recited the poem _____________, impressing the teacher with his precise memory of every word.

His _____________ hair and wrinkled clothes suggested he had spent the night sleeping rough on the streets.

• guise

• pliable

• unkempt

• dour

Tom took a _____________ step forward, unsure of whether the creaking floorboard could support his weight.

Despite the chaos around her, Maria remained ___________, her expression unchanged as if unaffected by the surrounding turmoil.

• stolid

• pliable

• gape

• dour

The teacher had to ________ the instructions several times before the students understood what they needed to do.

The dough was soft and ___________, easily molded into various shapes by the skilled baker.

• pliable

• opulent

• insidious

• gibe

The ___________ ballroom was adorned with crystal chandeliers, velvet curtains, and gold-plated fixtures, a display of extravagant wealth.

There was a subtle ____________ of danger in the air, causing everyone to become more alert.

• insidious

• intimation

• pliable

• tentative

The _____________ nature of the disease meant that symptoms often went unnoticed until it was too late.