Vocabulary Practice

 Complete the sentences with the words below.

allegation

concede

condone

feint

futile

glower

nitwit

pry

reek

shoo

siphon

snippy

stipulate

vault

1. Strange but he didn't want to _____.

2. She _____ him away with a wave.

3. I'm sorry I got _____.

4. Your wife went public and made some ______.

5. I've _____ a lot of things.

6. You always _____ of drugs and alcohol and whatever else you're taking.

7. You want to frustrate me, _____.

8. You ______ men for money.

9. The World Health Organization and the National Sleep Foundation both _______ an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults.

10. Worse, should you attempt to diet but don't get enough sleep while doing so,  it is ______, since most of the weight you lose will come from lean body mass, not fat.

11. A ______, I realise immediately.

12. Hrolf ______ at the board, then me, then at the board again.

13. "Lost concentration," he mutters, disgusted as he ______ the game.

14. All of the mighty problem-solving methods in science have been unable to unlock the stubborn ______ of sleep.

Answer key:

1. pry; 2. shooed; 3. snippy; 4. allegation; 5. condoned; 6. reek;7.nitwit;8. siphoned;9. stipulate;10. futile; 11. feint;12.glower;13. concede; 14. vault