Vocabulary - Definition, POS in notebook due Wednesday, unless exempt.

tentative, frigid, obsolete, benign, jaunty, indolent, unnerve, excruciating, intricate, conspicuous

1. The guests admired the ___________ beadwork on the bride’s wedding gown. It must have taken that poor Chinese kid hundreds of hours. a) tentative  b) indolent  c) intricate  d) excruciating  e) benign
2. The sight of the dead snake really ___________(ed) me. a) conspicuous  b) indolent  c) intricate  d) excruciating  e) unnerve
3. But the snake turned out to be ___________, good for the garden, and didn't even have teeth  a) tentative  b) frigid  c) intricate  d) excruciating  e) benign
4. Because it had been raining so much, we __________(ly) planned the picnic for Saturday, also made other plans just in case. a) tentative  b) frigid  c) intricate  d) requisition  e) benign
5. Due to the __________ temperature, I had to wear a down jacket, beanie, scarf, gloves, and boots. a) jaunty  b) frigid  c) intricate  d) obsolete  e) benign
6. My dad’s truck was so ___________ in the parking lot because of it’s vibrant red color. a) unnerve  b) conspicuous  c) intricate  d) obsolete  e) benign
7. With a(n) ___________ wave of his hand, the boy rode off on his bike. a) jaunty  b) frigid  c) intricate  d) obsolete  e) excruciating
8. He spent the summer very _____________(ly), sleeping in every day, doing almost nothing except lounging by the pool.  a) conspicuous  b) indolent  c) intricate  d) excruciating  e) unnerve
9. My sister was in ___________ pain when she broke her arm. a) conspicuous  b) obsolete  c) intricate  d) excruciating  e) unnerve
10. Typewriters have become ___________ because everyone now uses computers.  a) jaunty  b) excruciating  c) intricate  d) obsolete  e) benign