Grade 10 Unit 10 Choosing the Right Word

The Intently longing gaze that he fixed upon my plate told me that Rover (professed, coveted) my lunch.

coveted

Since Ben was confident he could play varsity ball, he was extremely (blithe, crestfallen) when the coach cut him from the team.

crestfallen

After we had been playing our favorite CDs at top volume for several hours, Mother entered the room and begged for some (respite, allure).

respite

Although we really don't agree with Mother's musical taste, we decided to (profess, acquiesce) to her appeal.

acquiesce

His willingness to experiment with interesting new ideas clearly put him in the (vanguard, retribution) of social reform in his time.

vanguard

The poet Shelley, entranced by the joyous song of the skylark, addressed the bird as "(garrulous, blithe) spirit"

blithe

The wicked may seem to prosper, but I am convinced that sometime, somehow, in this life or the next, there will be (exponents, retribution).

retribution

He is so (contentious, sinuous) that if someone says "Nice day," he'll start a full-scale debate on the weather.

contentious

Wasteful use of energy at a time when there is a critical shortage of such resources is indeed (lamentable, sonorous).

lamentable

It would be a (misnomer, respite) to label as biography a book that is clearly a work of fiction, even though its main character is historical.

misnomer

Because it was the duty of town criers to deliver public proclamations, they were often chosen for their (sonorous, contentious) voices.

sonorous

With her lipstick smeared, her hair disarranged, and her hat (askew, crestfallen), she certainly was a strange sight.

askew

Anyone who spends hours, days, and weeks just hanging around is a (wastrel, vanguard) with the most precious thing we have -- time

wastrel

When we ended up in the lake, we realized that the skipper was not the expert boatman he (acquiesced, professed) to be.

professed

With hair styles what they are these days, many men now seem to look somewhat (disheveled, garrulous) when they come fresh from the barber.

disheveled

The (vanguard, allure) of "gold in them thar hills" brought many immigrants to California in 1849.

allure

Marshall McLuhan, a leading (wastrel, exponent) of TV's importance in modern lift, coined the phrase "the medium is the message."

exponent

Walking out on the empty stage and speaking the opening lines of the play seemed a(n) (covetous, insuperable) difficulty to the young actors.

insuperable

The taxi driver was so (lamentable, garrulous) during the long trip that it was a relief to return to my silent hotel room.

garrulous

As I watched the gymnastic meet on TV, nothing impressed me more than the incredibly graceful and (askew, sinuous) movement of the athletes.

sinuous