Sadlier Level F

She seemed to feel that a snooze at her desk was not an annoying habit but the _________________________ of a veteran employee.

• prerogative

• hiatus

• umbrage

• approbation

Her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to ___________________ her hurt feelings.

• elicit

• jaded

• assuage

• simulate

Some skilled actors can _______________ emotions they might never have felt in life.

• expostulate

• assuage

• simulate

• elicit

She seemed to feel that a snooze at her desk was not an annoying habit but the _________________________ of a veteran employee.

• prerogative

• hiatus

• umbrage

• approbation

Her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to ___________________ her hurt feelings.

• elicit

• jaded

• assuage

• simulate

Some skilled actors can _______________ emotions they might never have felt in life.

• expostulate

• assuage

• simulate

• elicit

The teacher's _______________ tone made the students feel as though they were being scolded.

• petulant

• unctuous

• meritorious

• lurid

The novel's protagonist is often seen as a(n) _______________ character, struggling with moral dilemmas.

• inscrutable

• enigmatic

• callow

• jaded

The politician's speech was filled with _______________ promises that lacked substance.

• bombastic

• stringent

• pernicious

• infringed

The detective's _______________ approach to solving the case impressed everyone.

• meticulous

• perfunctory

• lax

• negligent