Word Bank: deliberately, derision, despair, diligent, fatigue, felicitous, fervent, impudent, insolence, keen, lingered, meagerness, merit, mock, obliged, resentful, tedious, terse, treacherous, vast.
1. When it looked like all hope was lost for winning the war, the commander told his troops no to ___________ because thousands of extra troops were being sent for backup.
despair?
2. The comedian got so tired of the ________ of an audience member who heckled him constantly during the show that he finally asked security to remove the disrespectful person.
mock?
3. Tina was nervous about entering high school because she thought the older kids might ______ her for being a freshmen
terse?
4. The group of friends _________ around the coffee shop long after it was closed because none of them wanted to go home yet.
lingered?
5. Although he claims it was an accident, I have good reason to believe that Carlos ___________ tripped the teacher.
deliberately?
6. The _______________ of the fruit and vegetable selection at the grocery store made Mr. Chang want to shop somewhere else where produce was more plentiful.
meagerness?
7. The fact that the lottery winner flaunted his newly acquired wealth made all the neighbors ________ of his good fortune/
resentful?
8. United States citizens are _________ to pay taxes to the government; they have no choice in matter.
diligent?
9. Albert Einstein is a man of great ________________; his contributions to the world were of the utmost importance and excellence.
fervent?
10. While most people in Los Angeles will go to a Dodger's game every now and again, Marcus is a _________ fan of the team and attends every single game they play.
Merit?
11. David's 25 hour drive through the state of Texas gave him proof of just how _________ the state is .
vast?
12. _______students are more likely to succeed because their attentiveness and persistence will be valuable in the work force.
Keen?
13. While being an extra on a movie set may seem fun and exciting, it is actually quite___________ due to the extremely long hours and lack of engaging activity.
tedious?
14. The neighbor was _________ with the children when they ran through his yard for the fifth time; he told them briefly to stay off his property or he would call their parents.
insolence
15. Kathy's vigorous physical exertion and lack of water caused her to feel extreme _______ the day after running the marathon.
fatigue?
16. While most museum visitors displayed respect for the artiste's work, there was one ___________ young man who attempted to tear the painting off the wall.
impudent?
17. The skinny bridge, mad of twine and pine boards, looked so _____________ that most hikers reused to cross it
treacherous?
18. The student interpreted his teacher's criticism of his artwork as _________, but the teacher quickly explained that her criticism wasn't meant to be contemptuous, it was simply meant to help him improve his work.
derision?
19. It was _____ that Henry found a dollar bill on the sidewalk; with it he bought a lottery ticket that won him $5,000
felicitous?
20 Some pets are very ____________ in picking up on their owners' emotions; they know exactly when to give them extra love or stay away
obliged?
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