Vocabulary Quiz

What word best fits the blank in the sentence: "The boy lost the __________ look on his face once he realized he hadn't lost his favorite toy."?

• Aloof

• Coward

• Sullen

• Meager

Which word completes the sentence: "After the fever __________, she felt well enough to return to work."?

• Reprehensible

• Scornful

• Subsided

• Nuisance

Fill in the blank: "The girl felt like her little brother was such a __________ because he always wanted to tag along when he was too little."?

• Nuisance
• scornful

• sullen

• meager

Choose the correct word for the blank: "As a teacher I couldn't believe my eyes when I caught a student __________ cheating on a test in front of me, and then denying it."?

• Deliberately

• Coward

• Meager

• Subsided

What is the appropriate word for the blank in the sentence: "The wife had a __________ look toward her cheating husband, and then ended up filing for a divorce."?

• Scornful

• Reprehensible

• Sullen

• Aloof

At 15 years old, working as a weekend gardener, I earned a __________ sum, getting only $8 for every lawn mowed.

• meager

• sullen

• deliberate

• aloof

Identify the correct word for the blank: "The little dog __________ in the corner during the thunderstorm because he was terrified."?

• Subsided

• Coward

• Aloof

• Cowered

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "Feeling __________, he did not engage in conversation with his colleagues at the lunch table."

• deliberate

• nuisance

• Aloof

• meager

What word best completes the sentence: "The criminals actions were __________ and needed to be punished to the furthest extent of the law."?

• Deliberately

• Reprehensible

• Meager

• Subsided

To shrink and tremble in fear ­  

• cower

• reprehensible

• nuisance

• subsided