Rudely brief; abrupt
Curt
Furious
Irate
To do harm to; to deliberately destroy or damage
Sabotage
To reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or witty way
Retort
Careful; cautious; on guard
Wary
Following, in time or order; next; later
Subsequent
A hard choice
Dilemma
To think, act, or behave in a certain way; preference
Inclination
To lower the spirits of; weaken the confidence or cheerfulness of; to discourage
Demoralize
Passion; enthusiastic devotion; intense enthusiasm
Zeal
My brother’s mean comments about my basketball skills ___ me.
Demoraliz(ed)
The teacher became ___when the students wouldn’t stop talking during the lesson.
Irate
My father gave me a ___ answer because he was in a bad mood.
Curt
The computer virus almost ___ the school’s network.
Sabotaged
The drama students had a lot of ___ about the new show they were doing for Christmas.
Zeal
You need to be ___ when you’re hiking alone.
Wary
Maria had a ___. Should she let Ella copy from her test, or tell her no.
Dilemma
He was about to make a sharp ___ to the teacher’s question, but decided he better not.
Retort
John missed the first test question, but got the ___ questions correct.
Subsequent
My ___ was to not study for the quiz, but I decided to because I wanted a good grade.
Inclination
His ___ to always talk during the movie made his friends __.
Inclination; irate
His friends were ___ of him trying to ___ their video game tournament.
Wary; sabotage
Mary’s ___ was whether to ___ to his question sarcastically, or answer him politely.
Dilemma; retort
The players didn’t have a lot of __ at their first football game, but had plenty at ___ games.
Zeal; subsequent
His coach‘s ___ comments about his play in the championship game __ him.
Curt; demoralized