Question

7 gullible
(gŭl’ə-bəl)
-adjective
__ gullible means

• candace is so gullible that she believed me when i told her the white house is really yellow.
• you might think i’m gullible enough to fall for that old line, but you can’t fool me that easily.

a. suspicious. b. mean. c. easily fooled.
8 liable
(lī’ə-bəl)
-adjective
__ liable means

• if you lie to me once, i will think you’re liable to lie to me again.
• i’m liable to start overeating again if i let myself have even one candy bar, cupcake, or cookie, so i’m careful not to give in, even for a moment.

a. likely. b. unable. c. unlikely.
9 miserly
(mī’zěr-lē)
-adjective
__ miserly means

• in charles dickens’s a christmas carol, scrooge at first hated to spend money, but he later regretted his miserly ways.
• my rich uncle was so miserly that he never gave money to charity.

a. lazy. b. stingy. c. bossy.
10 pessimist
(pĕs’ə-mĭst)
-noun
__ pessimist means

• a pessimist can see a bad side to even the best situation.
• my family is very balanced: my father sees the best in everything, but my mother is usually a pessimist.

a. a pest. b. one who expects the worst. c. one who is wise.

Explanation:

1. For "gullible": The examples show someone believing obvious falsehoods, matching "easily fooled".
2. For "liable": The examples describe being prone to an action, matching "likely".
3. For "miserly": The examples focus on refusing to spend/give money, matching "stingy".
4. For "pessimist": The examples describe someone focusing on the bad side, matching "one who expects the worst".

Answer:

1. C. easily fooled.
2. A. likely.
3. B. stingy.
4. B. one who expects the worst.