English 9a Name ____________________________________________ Block ______

Word of the Day Review -- W.O.D.s 9.1.1-9.1.15

Part One Directions: Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate, correctly spelled Word of the Day. Here
is a word bank for you.

abstract defunct skullduggery

accountable ostensible ancillary
adroit palpable sedentary
bauble pliable cursory
circumspect succinct predatory

adroit
1. His new policies worked marvelously well, so John was looked upon as an _____________________ leader.

palpable
2. The tension in the room was ________________________ as we waited for the results to be announced.

predatory
3. Wolverine's brother Victor was quite ______________________. Few victims ever survived his wrath.

ostensible
4. Sheryl’s ____________________________ purpose was borrowing sugar, but she really wanted to see her
neighbor’s new furniture.

cursory
5. Brenda's attention to details in her drawing was ________________________. She forgot to draw Rudolph's
antlers, his furry tail, and, most importantly, his red nose.

abstract
6.To Rob hunger was an ________________________ concept; he never missed a meal.

circumspect
7. Failure to be ___________________________ when opening a new business carries a serious threat of liability.

skullduggery
8. Homer could tell there had been some _______________________ going on when Bart left the room.

pliable
9. The clay was very ______________________ and easy to form into a vase.

defunct
10. No one speaks Latin anymore; it is a _____________________________ language.

accountable
11. Although Jo wasn’t at the store at the time of the theft, she was still held _____________________ for it by her
manager.

sedentary
12. Connie enjoyed her _______________________ life as she sat and watched television and ate doughnuts.

bauble
13. Katharine was only allowed to play with the _________________________ in her mom’s jewelry box, not the
real gems.

14. Thomas really wanted to get into Harvard. He had worked so hard to get to this point, and he wasn’t going to
give up now. But he would have to get straight A’s, which seemed impossible while he was struggling through
calculus.
ancillary
He decided he would need tutoring, workbooks, and other ________________________ support to help him ace
algebra and stay on track for Harvard.

succinct
15. Jim was able to find the house easily because the directions Kim gave him were __________________________
and straight to the point.