ACT Vocabulary: Attitudes

When the nurse asked about the skipped doses, Luis grew guarded and offered only a few careful words.

While the argument rose in the kitchen, Priya stayed detached and answered in a brief, steady voice.

Still bitter about the benching, Owen told a teammate the coach had never given him a chance.

Denise was sour about the missed free throw and left the bench without looking at her teammates.

Amir was keen to start the lab and waited at the locked classroom door with his goggles already on.

Hector was game for another round of drills and asked the coach to keep him in the practice.

Everyone saw that the partial referee had favored the home forward, and the visiting captain asked for an explanation.

Elena was disposed to trust the librarian and asked for help before she searched the poetry aisle alone.

Mr. Shah was inclined to believe the quieter account and asked the second student to tell it again.

Rosa was bent on finishing the citation and stayed in the library after her friends went to the bus.

Dr. Cole was engaged by the patient's story, putting the chart down and listening without checking the time.

In an involved voice that shook, the coach described the injured player and then went quiet.

Noor was absorbed in the atlas and did not hear the closing bell at the library desk.

Mr. Ellis was taken with the choir's last verse and started to clap before the librarian lifted a hand.

Alicia was moved by the farewell note, wiping her eyes at the kitchen table and folding the paper with care.

Ben was touched by the handmade card, reading the clinic message twice and smiling at the signature.

Chloe was torn between the early bus and the extra lab, standing at the curb and checking the time twice.

The captain was divided about the penalty and called for a team vote instead of choosing alone.

The children on the bus were unsettled by the siren, growing quiet and watching the street.

Hannah was disturbed by the rumor, shutting her locker and walking toward the counselor's office.

Idris was rattled by the pop quiz, staring at the first item and forgetting the formula he knew.

Lydia was shaken after the near miss at the crosswalk and sat on the bus holding the rail with both hands.

The class was stirred by the visitor's story and stayed in their seats after the library bell.

A fraught quiet held the locker room until the captain spoke about the last-second loss.

Lila was piqued by a note in the margin and asked the librarian where the old town map was kept.

The students were fired with the idea of a neighborhood garden and sketched plots on the bus ride home.

The captain was boiling after the missed foul and sat on his hands so he would not shout.

Ms. Rahman was steaming over the cracked beaker, sending the lab group to their seats and waiting before she spoke.

Andre was fuming at the back of the bus, staring out the window and refusing his brother's joke.

Nia was smoldering after the unfair grade comment, copying the board in silence and skipping the talk.

Her icy greeting at the kitchen door showed the cousin that the argument from last night was not forgotten.

A frosty look from the head librarian ended the whispering faster than any spoken warning.

The chilly reply from the meeting leader made the new family sit down again without another question.

The lukewarm applause after the long speech showed that the gym crowd had stopped caring.

His tepid praise was only a shrug, which showed he did not care for the new play.

Mara was distant in the front seat and answered her father with single words on the ride to the clinic.

The usually talkative goalie was remote during the team meal and did not join the joke.

Wes stayed removed through the whole kitchen discussion, hearing the plan and offering no opinion.

The captain stayed cool during the referee's complaint and restated the play without raising her voice.

Mr. Diaz was cold toward the apology, nodding once before he returned to shelving books.

Jamal was hot over the missing lunch and demanded to see the cafeteria aide.

Becca was warm with the new student, saving her a seat on the bus and sharing the route map.

The clinic aide was soft toward the frightened child and let him hold the wrapper before the shot.

The coach was hard toward the excuse and sent the runner back to the lap she had skipped.

The lab teacher was firm about the safety rule and would not begin until every pair of goggles was on.

Naomi was set on a perfect score and rechecked every citation before she left the library.

Sam was fixed on telling the truth about the cracked window and waited on the neighbor's step with the ball.

The nurse used an even voice to explain the shot while the child squeezed a parent's hand.

The captain stayed level during the argument, repeating the rule and refusing either side.

The team was flat after the loss and rode home without the songs they had planned.

He offered wooden thanks, with no smile, and the volunteers wondered whether he had wanted the help.

A stony silence met the apology, and nobody on the team spoke up to accept it.

Marco was stiff with the cousin he rarely saw and answered the kitchen questions in brief phrases.

The usually joking captain was formal with the guest, shaking hands and waiting to be spoken to.

She was numb after the unexpected news, holding the clinic pamphlet and missing the nurse's question.

Her blank face, once the score was posted, made her teammates stop their celebration.

A vacant stare met the coach's question, as if the player had missed every word of it.

He offered a hollow apology with a shrug, and his lab partner would not let the subject drop.

The student representative was empty after the long hearing and sat in the office while the cake stayed in its box.

Renee was sore about the cafeteria joke and ate at another table without returning the smile.

Mr. Owen was cross about the late bus, glancing at his watch and ending his chat with the driver.

Her raw grief at the cleared desk made the class lower their voices without being asked.

The nurse was tender with the frightened child, kneeling beside him and explaining each step before the shot.

The teacher was blunt about the missing assignment and said the zero would remain, with no gentler wording after it.

Her sharp comment about the messy table ended the laughter in the kitchen at once.

His dry congratulations, given with a straight face after the wild win, made his sister laugh more.

Her tart reply to the excuse made the club stop offering reasons and start picking up the chairs.

An acid remark about the missed shifts silenced the volunteer table at the clinic.

His cutting joke about the new uniform made the freshmen on the bus look at the floor.

A biting review in the school paper left the play's lead quiet through lunch.

She used a pointed tone to say the joke about the new student had gone too far.

A barbed aside about his missed lines made the actor flush during the library rehearsal.

The loaded question assumed the library club had already voted to cancel the book sale.

The coach was open to another lineup and let the bench explain before she chose.

The coach was closed to any change in the batting order and shook his head before the players finished asking.

Ms. Brooks stayed neutral during the neighbor dispute, repeating each complaint without adding one of her own.

The librarian was fair to both study groups, hearing each complaint about the noise before she chose a rule.

The student judge stayed just, giving both debate teams the same three minutes to answer.

Janelle stayed collected after the beaker cracked, turning off the burner and asking for a towel in a steady voice.

Theo was fascinated by the old creek map and stayed after library club to ask where the water had once run.

The disinterested captain heard both versions of the foul and repeated them before she chose.

Maya was invested in the result of the science trial, checking the thermometer every minute and writing each change.

Mr. Nguyen was affected by the farewell song and paused in the classroom doorway, clearing his throat.

The clinic clerk was impressed by the quiet volunteer and wrote her name on the Saturday list.

Paul was struck by the kindness of the note, reading it again at the kitchen table with a smile.

The lab partner was haunted by the missed warning label and kept going back to the written steps.

Chris was possessed by worry and reread the clinic instructions three times before the bus came.

Aisha was consumed with curiosity and reached for the library atlas before she put her bag down.

The soloist was seized by doubt, stopping on the school stage and looking toward the music teacher.

The first-year player was overwhelmed by the applause, covering her face and laughing.

Eli was crushed when his name was missing from the roster and sat on the bench staring at his shoes.

Mrs. Patel was broken after the clinic news, holding the pamphlet and unable to answer the nurse.

Nora was shattered by the letter and left the library table to stand at the window without speaking.

The club president was deflated when the proposal was turned down, stacking the posters without a word.

Leo was inflated by the judge's praise and retold the project story twice at the kitchen table.

Dad was buoyant after the clear test result and hummed while he washed the dishes.

Her glowing report of the volunteer morning led the next class to sign the clinic sheet.

The swimmer was beaming as she held the first-place ribbon and waved to her teammates from the bus window.

A burning wish to apologize kept Ren on the neighbor's step until someone answered the door.

Jules was giddy about the accepted poem, reading it aloud in the library and laughing when an echo came back.

The class was sober after the safety-drill talk and left the kitchen lab without the usual jokes.

The coach was philosophical about the rained-out match, moving the drills indoors and saying nothing further about it.

Felix was resigned to the early bus and turned to his history notes instead of watching the clock.

Anita was reconciled to the smaller role, marking her revised lines and offering no complaint.

Malik was sorry about the spilled soup and was already carrying a towel when the cook turned around.

Nina was guilty about the forgotten birthday card and wrote a new one on the bus, hoping it would help.

Omar was relieved once the X-ray looked normal, thanking the clerk and loosening his grip on the form.