English Vocabulary Exam 1

( ) people are likely to hang out with friends every weekend while reserved people keep to themselves.

Thinking about speaking in public made the shy girl become nauseated and ( ).

As Jane stared at the ( ) beading on the wedding gown, she knew she had found the perfect dress.

All the dressing room doors should be ( ) so that those who are trying on clothes will have privacy.

Although I normally do not like science fiction movies, this film was ( ) and easy for me to accept as true.

Our relationship will never go far if you continue to talk to me in such a ( ) tone.

Because there was so much ( ) information on the topic, the research process took longer than expected.

After my surgery, I had to remain ( ) for several weeks.

Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still ( ) and beautiful.

They thought that the rise of a new government would ( ) a new reign of peace, but we were doubtful of what seemed to be an overly optimistic view.

When the journalist didn’t ( ) and release the name of her source, she was jailed for obstructing justice.

Attempting to ( ) the angry protesters, Bob held up his hands and urged everyone to take a deep breath.

When I misbehaved in school, my teacher sent me home with a written ( ) for my parents to sign.

With each ( ) of the spade, the man shoveled more and more snow out of the driveway.

Penguins will often gather together in a ( ) to conserve body heat and fend off the chilling winds of their habitat.

My hunting dog will sometimes hide in the grass and ( ) a squirrel before giving chase.

Myrna is so superstitious that she hired a spiritualist to ( ) her new house of evil spirits.

A ( ) in the virus was the cause of several new cases of Measles.

Curling up into a ball, the mother lion began to ( ) her cub as they rested under the savannah sun.

Without any maintenance, the once grand house began to ( ) into a rundown mansion.

Our teacher was very fair in that she would neither ( ) nor chastise her students.

Any good doctor will ( ) healthy eating for his patients.

Brian hated when his annoying little cousin visited because he liked to ( ) him with a hundred questions.

Jane found it depressing to ( ) her future as the only single woman in her family.

The burglar scared me so badly that all I could do was ( ) in the bedroom closet.