She was peeved with excitement for her upcoming vacation.
"Peeved" means annoyed or irritated. It cannot be used for a positive feeling like excitement. You could say "She was thrilled."
After crying for ten minutes, she told herself, "Pull yourself together!" and wiped her eyes.
correct
He was put off by the weather and decided to go out."
wrong! "Put off" means discouraged, so he would NOT go out
She was peeved that her friend forgot her birthday, but she got over it quickly.
correct
After winning the lottery, she was peeved with joy and cried happy tears.
"Peeved" means annoyed, which is the direct opposite of the emotion "joy."
The company hopes to seize the opportunity to expand into new markets.
correct
He decided to pull himself together the heavy box and carry it upstairs.
wrong! "Pull yourself together" is a fixed phrase for emotions. You cannot "pull together" an object in this way. You would "lift" or "pick up" the box.
The clown's silly antics failed to amuse the bored children.
correct
When he insulted my family, I just saw red and started shouting.
correct
I shudder to think what would have happened if you hadn't arrived in time.
correct
He tried to amuse the necklace without anyone seeing.
you cannot "amuse" an object. The correct word here is "seize" (to take) or "steal."
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