Vocab Set 13

3. The _____ from the toddler's tantrum was so that he could get a cookie.
4. The girl's mind tended to be rather ____; she primarily focused her mind on the latest pop culture trend and gossip.
6. The unusually young executive was ___ at all business meetings.
8. The student ____ lied that her partner had "helped him" with the research project they were assigned.
10. The universe can only be described as terrifying ____.
11. Teenagers tend to be rather ____ when it comes to taking things seriously.
12. After believing that he was a above good grades, he ___ to studying for the test in fear of repeating the grade.

1. The high-achiever ___ in self-pity when she failed the quiz.
2. The parents enforced a ___ on their children that the could not stay out later than 10:00.
5. Growing up in the South, the wife had a ____ for cooking homemade suppers.
7. My father expects my room to be ___ promptly every morning I leave for school.
9. The man _____ on his business in his pitch to potential buyers of his company.