The loud clap of thunder caused the little dog to ______ all over.
a. slather
b. quake
c. enunciate
d. binge
e. infuse
We took pity on the young ______ and brought him to a shelter
where he could find food and warmth.
a. waif
b. perfidy
c. ionic
d. plaintiff
e. troubadour
Moving all the heavy cinder blocks by hand from the driveway to
the backyard seemed like a(n) ______ task.
a. precipitous
b. poignant
c. onerous
d. salient
e. gallant
In an attempt to ______ the enemy, Braveheart rallied hundreds of
fierce warriors.
a. alienate
b. scoff
c. obliterate
d. ostracize
e. minimize
The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was
______ enough to raise their employees’ insurance premiums.
a. moratorium
b. justification
c. symbolism
d. disposition
e. habitude
Arnie becomes so ______ when he talks about painting that it is
hard not to be infected by his enthusiasm.
a. laconic
b. circuitous
c. impertinent
d. ardent
e. recalcitrant
Don’t let Julie’s enthusiasm fool you; she’s just a ______, not a
professional dancer.
a. maverick
b. denizen
c. mercenary
d. maven
e. dilettante
The defendant waited anxiously for the jury to ______ the decision
that would seal his fate.
a. render
b. deprecate
c. rejuvenate
d. disparage
e. prohibit
We must ______ the information about the agenda changes
immediately so that the conference attendees have time to adjust
their schedules.
a. burnish
b. disseminate
c. galvanize
d. placate
e. admonish
The natural ______ of the canyon cause it to be an everlasting
source of new adventures and beauty.
a. blandishments
b. vicissitudes
c. mores
d. platitudes
e. nebulas
A life-long vegetarian, Xiomara ______ when she learned that the
sauce she’d just eaten was made with chicken broth.
a. wavered
b. blanched
c. coalesced
d. stagnated
e. thwarted
I had to call the repairman because the washing machine was off
______—it began making terrible sounds and failed to clean the
clothes thoroughly.
a. detriment
b. preferment
c. prevision
d. kilter
e. quandary
Through the ______ act of volunteering, it is possible to make a
difference in the lives of the less fortunate.
a. dilatory
b. insurmountable
c. diligent
d. rapacious
e. noble