Question

The Lumber Room

    Vocabulary

Asperity - n. brusqueness, sternness, sharpness

E.g.: 'Why didn't he tell me they were hurting?' asked the aunt with some asperity

Obstinacy - n. stubbornness, determination, persistence

E.g.: His face took on an expression of considerable obstinacy.

Punitive - adj. punishing, disciplinary

E.g.: It was a circumstance that the aunt had overlooked in the has of organizing 

Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly?

A. Joey sauntered the butter on his toast and sat down to eat his breakfast. 

B. Joey endured punitive action when he was late for school; he had to go to detention! 

C. Joey's ears hurt from his mother's vociferation when she found out he went to detention!