Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. Write the answers in your notebook.

1. The man swore _________(ly) after he hit his thumb with a hammer.  a) restitution  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e)  croon
2. These two words are basically antonyms...   a) stark and croon  b) lurid and demur  c) restitution and disconsolate  d) discerning and indiscriminate  e) pallid and revoke
3. The museum expert has a very ________ eye for good art. He is very picky about he likes.  a) lurid  b) discerning  c) indiscriminate  d) restitution  e) croon
4. Make sure that, on your pink sheet, you don't just ____________(ly) underline every pronoun you see. Make sure you mark only the type of pronoun asked for.   a) lurid  b) discerning  c) indiscriminate  d) revoke  e) demur
5. The wedding singer _________(ed) a love song at the reception. a) croon  b) stark  c) restitution  d) disconsolate  e) pallid
6. His face was as __________ as the ghost he thought he saw.   a) demur  b) stark  c) restitution  d) indiscriminate  e) pallid
7. After all that hard work, his only compensation turned out to be a "Good job," and he was __________ about that for a long time.  a) croon  b) stark  c) restitution  d) disconsolate  e) pallid
8. The popular, new restaurant's interior was very ____, with few pictures and not much decoration. a) restitution  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) indiscriminate
9. When Dad asked me to mow the lawn, I _____(ed), but he told me that was not an option.  a) restitution  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e)  croon
10. Pony thought there was a _____ contrast between Cherry's life and his own. It turned out that he was wrong.  a) pallid  b) stark  c) lurid  d) discerning  e)  revoke
11. My mom was shocked by the ______ cover of the comic book.   a) lurid  b) discerning  c) indiscriminate  d) restitution  e) stark
12. My dad ______(ed) my TV privileges, and forced me to make _______  after I broke the window.   a) demur/croon  b) revoke/disconsolate  c) revoke/restitution  d) croon/discerning  e) NOTA
13. The contract he signed turned out to be ______(able) at any time if his performance lagged. a) revoke  b) demur  c) brood  d) discerning  e) lurid
14. The ______ use of antibiotics and hormones in the meat industry has made many people switch to organic meat, or give up meat entirely. a) pallid  b) stark  c) lurid  d) discerning  e)  indiscriminate

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