Vocabulary Builder Course 5

Lesson 7:

Choose one of the two words provided to correctly complete each sentence.


1.	John was not good at pool, but he liked to watch the balls ______ around the table.
		A)	egocentric
		B)	augur


2.	Suzie loved diving in the tropics where she could see beautiful __________ fish and coral.
		A)	iridescent
		B)	tandem


3.	Jeff found Thai _______ to be delicious, but a little bit too spicy.
		A)	assault
		B)	cuisine


4.	Jacqueline knew she would never have peace and quiet with a _______ of her siblings in the house.
		A)	bevy
		B)	noxious


5.	While many bugs are edible and can even be healthy, few people find them very _________.
		A)	palatable
		B)	gossamer


6.	The principal didn’t want to expel David, but his behavior was so __________ to the other students that he had no choice.
		A)	iridescent
		B)	noxious


7.	The villagers were afraid of the gypsy, but they still believed in her abilities as a/an _______.
		A)	cuisine
		B)	augur


8.	They must work in _________ if they are to have any chance of winning.
		A)	palatable
		B)	tandem


9.	They say a fairy’s ________ wings are so ethereal as to be virtually invisible.
		A)	gossamer
		B)	careen


10.	They began their _______ with such reckless abandon that many of the men lacked weapons with which to fight.
		A)	bevy
		B)	assault