Question

her lawyer wrote an _______ after she was found guilty in her initial trial.
my teachers _______ was not clear; she was difficult to understand
the little girls movements were _______ as she tried to take a cookie from the jar without her
the man stood _______ at the funeral and did not show much emotion.
i found him to be _______ and was annoyed at his immaturity.
options: diction, furtive, infantile, appeal, stolidly

Explanation:

1. For "Her lawyer wrote an ______ after she was found guilty in her initial trial", "appeal" fits as a lawyer would write an appeal (a request for a higher court to review a decision) after a guilty verdict.
2. For "My teacher’s ______ was not clear; she was difficult to understand", "diction" refers to a person's choice of words or way of speaking, so if diction is unclear, understanding is hard.
3. For "The little girl’s movements were ______ as she tried to take a cookie from the jar without her", "furtive" means secretive or sneaky, which matches a child trying to take a cookie without being seen.
4. For "The man stood ______ at the funeral and did not show much emotion", "stolidly" means in a calm, unemotional, or stoic way, fitting someone at a funeral with little emotion.
5. For "I found him to be ______ and was annoyed at his immaturity", "infantile" means childish or immature, matching the context of immaturity.

Answer:

1. Her lawyer wrote an \boldsymbol{appeal} after she was found guilty in her initial trial.
2. My teacher’s \boldsymbol{diction} was not clear; she was difficult to understand.
3. The little girl’s movements were \boldsymbol{furtive} as she tried to take a cookie from the jar without her.
4. The man stood \boldsymbol{stolidly} at the funeral and did not show much emotion.
5. I found him to be \boldsymbol{infantile} and was annoyed at his immaturity.