Vocabulary Practice Grade Ten

Unit One

Unit Two

Unit Three

Unit Four

Unit Five

Unit Seven

Unit Eight

Unit Nine

Unit Ten

Unit Eleven

Unit Twelve

Unit Thirteen

Unit Fourteen

Unit Fifteen

Unit Sixteen

Unit Seventeen

Unit Eighteen

Unit Nineteen

Unit Twenty

Introduction Unit Six

Unit Twenty-One

Unit Twenty-Two

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Each single word exercise is contained on a three-part slide. The first slide provides a context for the word

Examine the context and think of words that would fit. Click to identify the correct choice.

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UNIT ONE


Unit One

The _____ debate between the two senators bored some people, but also led to some important

reforms.

(A) invincible(B) protracted(C) intractable(D) retracted(E) deduced


Unit One

I hardly expected a grown man to become so _____ when I awakened him at three in the morning.

(A) petulant(B) impetuous(C) protracted(D) conducive(E) provincial


Unit One

Harry may be a good chess player, but he’s not _____.

(A) petulant(B) impetuous(C) intractable(D) conducive(E) invincible


Unit One

When I realized I was wrong, I decided to _____ everything I had said.

(A) protract(B) intractable(C) evince(D) retract(E) induce


Unit One

When Mike saw Hugh and Lena talking and laughing together, he _____ that they were no

longer fighting.

(A) evinced(B) deduced(C) induct(D) conducive(E) impetuous


Unit One

Certain kinds of soil are more _____ to growing prize roses.

(A) conducive (B) impetuous(C) petulant(D) protracted(E) invincible


Unit One

Wasn’t it kind of _____ to volunteer for a job you knew nothing about?

(A) conducive(B) petulant(C) impetuous(D) protracted(E) intractable


Unit One

The relationship between the two characters _____ the main themes of the novel.

(A) impetus(B) protracted(C) retracted(D) evinced(E) deduced


Unit One

After the accident with the horse, nothing could ever _____ Albert to go back to the farm.

(A) retract(B) impetus(C) induce(D) deduce(E) evince


Unit One

Laughing at someone for having a different accent than yours makes you seem _____.

(A) petulant(B) invincible (C) provincial (D) induced(E) conducive


Unit One

The _____ for his decision to play the violin was his early love of symphonic music.

(A) invincible(B) impetus(C) retraction(D) induction(E) petulant


Unit One

Jamie was so _____ that she refused to move her car from the sidewalk even when ordered to do so

by the police.

(A) impetuous(B) intractable(C) petulant(D) protracted(E) invincible


UNIT TWO


Unit Two

Discipline at the school is so strict that even minor _____ bring severe punishment.

(A) excise(B) epitome(C) infractions(D) tomes(E) compunctions


Unit Two

A(n) _____ certainly exists between the material world and the spiritual world.

(A) dichotomy(B) infraction(C) tome(D) anatomy(E) incisive


Unit Two

Your _____ wit seems to cut through all the unnecessary information and get right to the heart

of the matter.

(A) pungent(B) impetuous(C) incisive(D) fractious(E) concise


Unit Two

The author’s exhaustive writing on French history took up several weighty _____.

(A) excise(B) impetus(C) tomes(D) epitome(E) infractions


Unit Two

By looking at the _____ of a creature, scientists can see how it has adapted.

(A) tome(B) conducive(C) excise(D) anatomy(E) infraction


Unit Two

If Danielle feels any _____ at all for lying about her homework, she should go to her teacher and

apologize.

(A) tome(B) compunction(C) anatomy(D) epitome(E) impetus


Unit Two

Carol’s constant arguing and yelling made her seem so _____ that I wondered how anyone could stand

to be around her.

(A) petulant(B) intractable(C) fractious(D) punctilious(E) pungent


Unit Two

The right to free speech is guaranteed to all Americans, and no one should _____ upon it.

(A) induce(B) incite(C) deduce(D) infringe(E) evince


Unit Two

A(n) _____ summary of the day’s events will be enough for me.

(A) concise(B) conducive(C) intractable(D) incisive(E) punctilious


Unit Two

Cedric’s friends were always telling him to loosen up and not be so _____ about details.

(A) provincial(B) punctilious(C) protracted(D) pungent(E) fractious


Unit Two

Only a special kind of surgery can _____ the tumor from the body.

(A) retract(B) infringe(C) concise(D) excise(E) tome


Unit Two

The _____ scent of frying onions competed with the many other smells that filled the restaurant.

(A) petulant(B) fractious(C) impetuous(D) pungent(E) incisive


Unit Two

Grace is the _____ of a type of student known as “well-rounded.”

(A) impetus(B) epitome(C) petulant(D) infraction(E) excise


UNIT THREE


Unit Three

There was a heated debate over whether the cabinet official had been _____ in his duties when he did

not report the accounting error.

(A) dismissive(B) motive(C) dejected(D) remiss(E) impulse


Unit Three

I felt so _____ when I did not get admitted to the university that I did not leave my room for days.

(A) punctilious(B) dejected(C) intractable(D) dismissive(E) pungent


Unit Three

Although the champion golfer was _____ of his caddy’s suggestions at first, he eventually gave

them a try.

(A) provincial(B) fractious(C) dismissive (D) remiss(E) dejected


Unit Three

Suddenly, Henry was seized by the _____ to leap from the boat.

(A) impulse(B) compel(C) conjecture(D) epitome(E) motive


Unit Three

During the negotiations, the vice-president of one company was sent as a(n) _____ to the other

company.

(A) abject(B) emissary(C) infraction(D) impetus(E) motif


Unit Three

The _____ for the theft of the statue has not yet been determined.

(A) induce(B) tome(C) motive(D) excise(E) impulse


Unit Three

The baby birds, motherless and unprotected from the rain, looked _____ and pathetic.

(A) abject(B) fractious(C) remiss(D) protracted(E) invincible


Unit Three

If you _____ the student from school for simply stating her beliefs, you will set a bad example.

(A) excise(B) abject(C) deduce(D) expel(E) evince


Unit Three

Some of the children in the play _____ too much, while others read their lines with no emotion at all.

(A) evoked(B) deduced(C) expelled(D) emoted(E) excise


Unit Three

Since the critic has not read the book, anything he says about it must be considered pure _____.

(A) compunction(B) impetus(C) abject(D) motif(E) conjecture


Unit Three

The high winds and cold rain _____ us to postpone the picnic.

(A) compelled(B) emoted(C) conjecture(D) abject(E) motif


Unit Three

The central _____ of despair over lost love in the opera is introduced when the heroine takes the

stage.

(A) motive(B) impetus(C) impulse(D) motif(E) tome


UNIT FOUR


Unit Four

Maddie seemed _____ to the insults she received in the press.

(A) dismissive(B) impervious(C) fractious(D) purported(E) punctilious


Unit Four

Frank showed his _____ to his boss by allowing him to speak first.

(A) inference(B) conjecture(C) conference(D) dismissive(E) deference


Unit Four

The _____ you have drawn from the suspect’s story is supported by new evidence we have just

received.

(A) comportment(B) epitome(C) induction(D) inference(E) deduction


Unit Four

If the basketball team members work on their passing, they can _____ some of the problems they

have encountered in the past.

(A) obviate(B) invincible(C) deviate(D) infringe(E) retract


Unit Four

A(n) _____ was constructed to carry the train over the river.

(A) impulse(B) aqueduct(C) tome(D) impetus(E) viaduct


Unit Four

The _____ prize employee was discovered loading his bag with computer equipment from the supply

closet.

(A) inference(B) dejected(C) purported(D) conference(E) conjecture


Unit Four

The doctors decided to _____ the surgery until the patient was strong enough to withstand it.

(A) deviate(B) proffer(C) defer(D) retract(E) confer


Unit Four

If the polluting corporations, already great in number, continue to _____ in this area, the

ecosystem could be severely damaged.

(A) impetus(B) protract(C) proliferate(D) excise(E) motif


Unit Four

When I _____ with the other members of the team, I found we all had different ideas about what to do.

(A) proffered(B) conferred(C) deviate(D) comportment(E) obviate


Unit Four

If the travelers decide to _____ from their original schedule, they may add several days to the trip.

(A) defer(B) deviate(C) proffer(D) excise(E) obviate


Unit Four

The tax attorney _____ several documented transactions to the officials who were investigating.

(A) purported(B) obviated(C) proffered(D) induced(E) conferred


Unit Four

Dr. Jones’ _____ in the operating room is never less than completely dignified.

(A) epitome(B) compunction(C) conjecture(D) comportment(E) deference


UNIT FIVE


Unit Five

The city council does not _____ making any changes to the existing law.

(A) introspective(B) arrogant(C) civility(D) sycophant(E) envisage


Unit Five

George was _____ by nature and would spend hours alone, lost in thought.

(A) incisive(B) introspective(C) retrospective(D) deference(E) perspicacious


Unit Five

The exhibit takes us on a _____ journey through all the films made by the director in the past thirty

years.

(A) retrospective(B) retract(C) invincible(D) fractious(E) introspective


Unit Five

One _____ that has repeated itself is the revolt of young people against their parents’ music.

(A) epiphany(B) phenomenon(C) motif(D) invincible(E) apparition


Unit Five

King William’s _____ was peaceful in death, but also bore the lines of many years of worry.

(A) impetus(B) visage(C) aspect(D) anatomy(E) motif


Unit Five

Lilah’s _____ evening dress was thought by some to be too slinky and revealing.

(A) punctilious(B) apparition(C) impervious(D) provincial(E) diaphanous


Unit Five

Several _____ of the current financial crisis are misunderstood by the majority of the population.

(A) anatomies(B) epitome(C) aspects(D) phenomena(E) impetus


Unit Five

Was this lovely figure before me a dream, a(n) _____, or a human being?

(A) epitome(B) visage(C) tome(D) apparition(E) motive


Unit Five

Suddenly, Rachel was struck by a(n) _____ about why we lost the game.

(A) epitome(B) envisage(C) sycophant(D) compunction(E) epiphany


Unit Five

Ashley believes that saving every penny is _____, because it will protect her from hard times in the

future.

(A) perspicacious(B) conducive(C) provincial(D) impervious(E) remiss


UNIT SIX


Unit Six

The witness could not _____ exactly where he was on the night of the murder.

(A) resolute(B) inherent(C) diligent(D) incoherent(E) recollect


Unit Six

Although he was many times smaller than his opponent, the little dog faced the bear with _____

toughness.

(A) diligent(B) impetuous(C) resolute(D) dissolute(E) concise


Unit Six

Amy’s dance teacher recommended her as a person who was _____ enough to practice several hours

each day.

(A) impervious(B) perspicacious(C) sacrilege(D) diligent(E) dissolute


Unit Six

Andrew often wondered if the desire to fight was _____ in his character, since he always seemed to

be arguing with someone.

(A) inherent(B) adherent(C) tome(D) aspect(E) incoherent


Unit Six

Some legal documents would be more clear if the _____ language were made concise.

(A) disparate(B) punctilious(C) diffuse(D) profuse(E) insoluble


Unit Six

Do you think selling goods and services in a holy place is a(n) _____?

(A) comportment(B) conjecture(C) epiphany(D) sacrilege(E) infraction


Unit Six

The medicine made Sean talk so fast he was _____; none of his friends could understand what he was

saying.

(A) impervious(B) incoherent(C) dissolute(D) inherent(E) perspicacious


Unit Six

The birds regularly eat seemingly _____ material like tough bark and stones.

(A) effusive(B) insoluble(C) incoherent(D) imperative(E) dissolute


Unit Six

DJ was never a(n) ______ of the “every man for himself” philosophy; he always tried to help others.

(A) tome(B) aspect(C) emissary(D) adherent(E) sacrilege


Unit Six

While one of the twins was quiet and thoughtful, the other was _____ and energetic.

(A) effusive(B) diaphanous(C) profuse(D) incoherent(E) imperative


Unit Six

Before anyone could say that I was leading a reckless, _____ existence, I had an experience

which forced me to sober up.

(A) resolute(B) sacrilege(C) insoluble(D) dissolute(E) disparate


Unit Six

Ben expressed _____ regret for hitting the fence with his car, but he still had to pay for it.

(A) profuse(B) diligent(C) impulsive(D) effusive(E) resolute


UNIT SEVEN


Unit Seven

The basic _____ of the community may be undermined by the prolonged garbage collectors’

strike.

(A) proficient(B) restitution(C) infrastructure(D) construe(E) constructive


Unit Seven

When Avram learned he was responsible for the damage to the store, he offered his services there as

_____.

(A) stature(B) restitution(C) excise(D) impetus(E) retrospective


Unit Seven

Until you become a _____ marksman, you shouldn’t go shooting outside the range.

(A) proficient(B) facile(C) constructive(D) diligent(E) resolute


Unit Seven

Many experts _____ the Prime Minister’s remarks as meaning he will make changes in his economic

policy.

(A) deviate(B) construe(C) infringe(D) emote(E) expound


Unit Seven

Tim’s essay impressed his teacher because it was complex rather than _____.

(A) remiss(B) resolute(C) facile(D) proficient(E) destitute


Unit Seven

Though Maggie has not been in our club for a year, her high _____ in our opinion has not changed.

(A) infrastructure(B) epitome(C) impulse(D) stature(E) motif


Unit Seven

If he had an audience, Alton could _____ for hours upon the glories of ancient Rome.

(A) expel(B) induce(C) deduce(D) expound(E) resolute


Unit Seven

The painter specializes in cheap _____ of great masterpieces.

(A) aspects(B) motives(C) apparitions(D) statures(E) facsimiles


Unit Seven

The new hockey coach insists that our comments to each other be _____ and positive, rather than

vicious and insulting.

(A) constructive(B) facsimiles(C) destitute(D) factotum(E) proponent


Unit Seven

The tornado left many members of the impoverished community completely _____.

(A) dejected(B) remiss(C) destitute(D) facile(E) incoherent


Unit Seven

Although I am no _____ of raising taxes, I don’t see any other way of obtaining money for our

schools.

(A) proponent(B) emissary(C) motif(D) detractor(E) sycophant


UNIT EIGHT


Unit Eight

My _____, good-natured little brother is a favorite of his teachers.

(A) docile(B) complacent(C) tempered(D) placebo(E) ingratiate


Unit Eight

Rather than trying to _____ herself with her new coworkers, Maxine earned their respect by doing

excellent work.

(A) construe(B) indoctrinate(C) infer(D) ingratiate(E) intemperate


Unit Eight

Lester was just beginning to grow _____ about his grades when he encountered the most difficult math

test he had ever seen.

(A) placid(B) intemperate(C) diligent(D) complacent(E) gratuitous


Unit Eight

Although many children find the first day of school scary, their nervousness is _____ by the excitement

of new people, sights, and sounds.

(A) expounded(B) ingratiated(C) tempered(D) intemperate(E) complicated


Unit Eight

Awarding an “A” in math to everyone would only be a(n) _____ for the students; it wouldn’t lead to

real academic improvement.

(A) placebo(B) adherent(C) ingrate(D) visage(E) tome


Unit Eight

Penny didn’t follow a particular religious _____ because she couldn’t decide which one was right.

(A) tome(B) doctrine(C) docile(D) placebo(E) excise


Unit Eight

Since he had no opponent in the election, the candidate’s campaign ads seemed rather _____.

(A) intemperate(B) gratuitous(C) remiss(D) complacent(E) placid


Unit Eight

If the political party cannot _____ its youngest members with its core values, how will it win the

election?

(A) intemperate(B) ingratiate(C) indoctrinate(D) infer(E) destitute


Unit Eight

I was amazed at the _____ Theo showed when faced with all kinds of temptations.

(A) temperance(B) temper(C) doctrine(D) placebo(E) stature


Unit Eight

Mary didn’t want to seem like a(n) _____, so she graciously thanked her aunt for the sweater.

(A) placebo(B) docent(C) emissary(D) motif(E) ingrate


Unit Eight

The _____ expression of the moose as it stared into the window was very different from the hysterical

expression of the human staring back.

(A) destitute(B) gratuitous(C) placid(D) docile(E) resolute


Unit Eight

The _____ conditions on the top of the mountain made it difficult for anyone to survive.

(A) remiss(B) indoctrinate(C) docile(D) gratuitous(E) intemperate


UNIT NINE


Unit Nine

With the help of my friends, I not only got through a(n) _____ situation, but I also learned from it.

(A) insoluble(B) inflexible(C) voluble(D) inherent(E) adverse


Unit Nine

When the new computer system crashed because of a virus, we had to temporarily _____ to an old one.

(A) subvert(B) evolve(C) retrospective (D) revert(E) introspective


Unit Nine

Rather than using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to _____ information from members of the

city council.

(A) facile(B) retort(C) docile(D) adverse(E) extort


Unit Nine

One of the more _____ teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to

stay and listen.

(A) vocative(B) tortuous(C) voluble(D) adverse(E) intemperate


Unit Nine

The audience had the pleasure of watching a good opera _____ into a truly spectacular one.

(A) extort(B) revert(C) evolve(D) deflect(E) subvert


Unit Nine

I try to be open-minded rather than _____ when it comes to the subject of love.

(A) intemperate(B) tortuous(C) inflexible(D) remiss(E) adverse


Unit Nine

A quick, sarcastic _____ silenced the journalist who had asked an inappropriate question.

(A) revert(B) evolve(C) extort(D) subvert(E) retort


Unit Nine

Our small, agile boat could easily navigate the _____ curves of the river.

(A) adverse(B) tortuous(C) evolve(D) facile(E) docile


Unit Nine

By varying the _____ on a particular word or note, a singer can bring many different meanings out of

the same song.

(A) intemperance(B) placebo(C) inflection(D) voluble(E) doctrine


Unit Nine

The reasoning behind the budget disaster was so _____ that no one could begin to untangle it.

(A) convoluted(B) sacrilege(C) inflexible(D) introspective(E) tortuous


Unit Nine

In an attempt to _____ the election results, the crooked politician threw away several boxes of

ballots.

(A) retort(B) subvert(C) evolve(D) revert(E) extort


Unit Nine

You will not always be able to _____ criticism away from yourself.

(A) subvert(B) evolve(C) deflect(D) revert(E) extort


UNIT TEN


Unit Ten

When Josie’s mother _____ her for coming home late, Josie hung her head in shame.

(A) exonerate(B) reproved(C) culprit(D) onerous(E) approbation


Unit Ten

I was given the _____ job of dealing with a huge crowd of impatient and complaining customers.

(A) approbation(B) onerous(C) criminal(D) culpable(E) adverse


Unit Ten

The _____ in the cookie theft is probably between three and six years old.

(A) mea culpa(B) tome(C) incriminate(D) onus(E) culprit


Unit Ten

Do the defendant’s lawyers hope the new testimony will _____ their client?

(A) decriminalize(B) incriminate(C) extort(D) reprove(E) exonerate


Unit Ten

Some people argue that we should _____ speeding, but others think we should make the laws tougher.

(A) incriminate(B) decriminalize(C) recrimination(D) exonerate(E) culpable


Unit Ten

The principal felt that the boys were habitual _____ and should be expelled from school.

(A) reprove(B) recriminations(C) reprobates(D) approbation(E) decriminalize


Unit Ten

Jesse refused to state publicly what _____ he had included in the angry letter to his boss.

(A) decriminalize(B) exonerations(C) approbations(D) recriminations(E) mea culpas


Unit Ten

The _____ of the judges’ panel meant a lot to the nervous young dancer.

(A) solicitation(B) incrimination(C) approbation(D) reprobation(E) exoneration


Unit Ten

Just being present when an accident occurs doesn’t make you _____ for that accident.

(A) incriminate(B) onerous(C) diligent(D) culpable(E) reprove


Unit Ten

Philip now carries the _____ of defending his brother’s good character.

(A) onus(B) reprobate(C) tome(D) reprove(E) motive


Unit Ten

My father said that my guilty expression _____ me more than anything else.

(A) onus(B) incriminated(C) mea culpa(D) culpable(E) reprobate


Unit Ten

When I saw that my actions had caused a fight between my friends, I thought to myself, “____.”

(A) culpable(B) mea culpa(C) onus(D) incriminate(E) reprobation


UNIT ELEVEN


Unit Eleven

Although she looked _____ when I suggested climbing the fence, Lizzie went along with the plan.

(A) incredulous(B) indubitable(C) dubious(D) credulous(E) fallacious


Unit Eleven

The _____ you displayed when your friends were in danger shows me how loyal you really are.

(A) fidelity(B) redoubtable(C) dubious(D) confide(E) diffident


Unit Eleven

I hope that Andrew will not _____ in Jeff, since Jeff has a reputation for spreading other people’s

secrets around.

(A) credit(B) exonerate(C) infringe(D) confide(E) reprove


Unit Eleven

The army was facing its most _____ foe, a force almost three times bigger than itself.

(A) redoubtable (B) fallacious(C) credible(D) indubitable(E) diffident


Unit Eleven

That the evidence was falsified now seems _____.

(A) resolute(B) diffident(C) fallacious(D) credulity(E) indubitable


Unit Eleven

Dr. Leary’s more _____ patients are sometimes too shy or nervous to ask questions about their health.

(A) dubious(B) fallacious(C) onerous(D) incredulous(E) diffident


Unit Eleven

The _____ which you showed to the car salesman will make him think he can overcharge you.

(A) credible(B) indubitable(C) redoubtable(D) incredulous(E) credulity


Unit Eleven

Do not try to undermine my point with _____ logic and unreliable evidence.

(A) credible(B) incredible(C) redoubtable(D) incredulous(E) fallacious


Unit Eleven

The detective thought the witness’ story was _____ enough.

(A) diffident(B) fallacious(C) dubious(D) indubitable(E) credible


Unit Eleven

Until I fell in love with someone who was totally uninterested in me, I really didn’t think I was

_____.

(A) fidelity(B) fallacy(C) fallible(D) credence(E) credible


Unit Eleven

How much _____ do you give to the flashy stories you see on the local news?

(A) credence(B) motive(C) fallacy(D) fidelity(E) aspect


Unit Eleven

Although the salesman’s pitch was convincing, it was based on a _____.

(A) fallible(B) credible(C) credence(D) dubious(E) fallacy


UNIT TWELVE


Unit Twelve

The microscope was so powerful that it allowed us to see things of an almost _____ size.

(A) infinitesimal(B) infinite(C) penultimate(D) primal(E) novel


Unit Twelve

The _____ surprise came when we found our dog was going to have puppies, but the final shock was that our cat was going to have kittens at the same

time.

(A) penultimate(B) ultimate(C) infinitesimal(D) innovative(E) primeval


Unit Twelve

I felt a surge of raw, _____ anger when I saw that my house had been destroyed.

(A) primeval(B) primal(C) novel(D) innovative(E) infinite


Unit Twelve

Early astronomers argued over whether the universe was _____ or had limits.

(A) infinite(B) primal(C) penultimate(D) innovative(E) infinitesimal


Unit Twelve

Percy still needs help with his free throws because he is a basketball _____.

(A) novice(B) primal(C) novel(D) emissary(E) diffident


Unit Twelve

The general issued a(n) _____ to the enemy soldiers: they could lay down their weapons or be

fired upon.

(A) fallacy(B) ultimate(C) onus(D) ultimatum(E) novel


Unit Twelve

The minister warned that the _____ of spiritual laws cannot be forgotten, even when day-to-day life

becomes difficult.

(A) primacy(B) primal(C) definitive(D) primeval(E) infinitesimal


Unit Twelve

One _____ solution to the arguments that broke out at every meeting was to give each club member a

speaking time in advance.

(A) novice(B) innovative(C) novel(D) ultimate(E) primeval


Unit Twelve

Because Julio is so shy, public speaking seems like the _____ torture to him.

(A) ultimate(B) onerous(C) primal(D) primeval(E) penultimate


Unit Twelve

The _____ book on how to make pizza was written by a man who owned a pizza parlor for

many years.

(A) innovative(B) definitive(C) dubious(D) infinite(E) credible


Unit Twelve

One of the most _____ uses of technology that I saw at the computer showcase was a program that

helps blind children learn to read.

(A) primacy(B) ultimate(C) innovative(D) novice(E) infinite


Unit Twelve

The statue in the museum was a representation of a(n) _____ god of fire.

(A) innovative(B) primal(C) novel(D) primeval(E) ultimatum


UNIT THIRTEEN


Unit Thirteen

If the _____ bullet had not hit a wall, someone could have been seriously injured.

(A) aberrant(B) errant(C) egress(D) circumvent(E) cursory


Unit Thirteen

If we meet their demands, the hostage-takers will give the

hostages _____.(A) degrade(B) egress(C) recourse(D) digress(E) congress


Unit Thirteen

Even a(n) _____ glance at the room told the detective that something

had gone horribly wrong.(A) erroneous(B) errant(C) aberrant(D) cursory(E) onerous


Unit Thirteen

Is there any way to _____ the floods that come in the spring?

(A) convene(B) circumvent(C) digress(D) incur(E) egress


Unit Thirteen

A small _____ of local merchants had appeared on the village green.

(A) congress(B) incur(C) cursor(D) regress(E) egress


Unit Thirteen

When the sacred _____ between a ruler and his or her people is broken, the consequences can be

severe.

(A) congress(B) precursor(C) covenant(D) tome(E) errant


Unit Thirteen

The reviewer went so far as to personally _____ many actors, calling them “unfit to take the stage.”

(A) egress(B) convene(C) convolute(D) expound(E) degrade


Unit Thirteen

A(n) _____ into the camp of the enemy helped the soldiers gain valuable information and supplies.

(A) err(B) egress(C) incursion(D) recourse(E) congress


Unit Thirteen

When the medical tests showed that Ron was severely ill, he felt sure the results were _____.

(A) egress(B) precursor(C) err(D) convene(E) congress


Unit Thirteen

Compared to the rest of the cells we have collected, this cell, which is much bigger, seems _____.

(A) aberrant(B) cursory(C) convoluted(D) recourse(E) onerous


Unit Thirteen

The judge _______ the court session by pounding her gavel.

(A) precursor(B) erroneous(C) convened(D) recourse(E) aberrant


Unit Thirteen

The horse and buggy was a(n) _____ to our modern automobile.

(A) egress(B) precursor(C) err(D) convene(E) congress


Unit Thirteen

Harriet felt she had no _____ but to go to the police with her information.

(A) congress(B) recourse(C) placebo(D) fallacy(E) precursor


UNIT FOURTEEN


Unit Fourteen

It would be unfortunate if money were able to _____ a group that has worked so hard to avoid

endorsing a candidate.

(A) politicize(B) virtue(C) virtuoso(D) pandemic(E) civilize


Unit Fourteen

If I cannot _____ my rowdy dogs within a few weeks, my neighbors are going to start

complaining.

(A) innovate(B) politicize(C) civilize(D) virile(E) recourse


Unit Fourteen

Patience was a _____ that my grandmother had in abundance.

(A) virtue(B) credible(C) civic(D) apolitical(E) errant


Unit Fourteen

The speaker said that greed, like a disease, is _____ in the Western world.

(A) civic(B) virile(C) cosmopolitan(D) virtuous(E) pandemic


Unit Fourteen

Do you think the President is charming and charismatic, or is he a(n) _____ who might

eventually abuse the power he gains?

(A) politician(B) demagogue(C) virtuoso(D) novice(E) diffident


Unit Fourteen

To what _____ group is this political campaign appealing?

(A) pandemic(B) cosmopolitan(C) virile(D) demographic(E) civilize


Unit Fourteen

To prove that he is _____, a male gorilla will beat his chest and tear leaves from the trees.

(A) civil(B) virile(C) pandemic(D) virtuous(E) political


Unit Fourteen

Oliver, who once considered himself _____, is now campaigning for governor.

(A) politicize(B) civil(C) demagogue(D) apolitical(E) pandemic


Unit Fourteen

To Libbie, taking a limousine uptown felt very glamorous and _____.

(A) apolitical(B) pandemic(C) demographic(D) cosmopolitan(E) virile


Unit Fourteen

Roger felt it was his _____ responsibility to pick up litter and sweep the sidewalk in the town.

(A) voluble(B) apolitical(C) civic(D) demographic(E) cosmopolitan


Unit Fourteen

Rather than trying to prove she was a ballet _____, Amelia decided to show the audition judges the

passion she felt for her art.

(A) virtue(B) emissary(C) demagogue(D) virtuoso(E) civilian


Unit Fourteen

If Liam and Jane could show _____ to one another for even a minute, there would be no more fighting

in the house.

(A) virile(B) pandemic(C) political(D) cosmopolitan(E) civility


UNIT FIFTEEN


Unit Fifteen

If you have ever learned a foreign language, you know that _____ speech is very different from

formal, correct speech.

(A) colloquial(B) emotive(C) virile(D) clamorous(E) evocative


Unit Fifteen

The hockey league let the temperature of the ice _____ the game schedule.

(A) exclaim(B) equivocate(C) declaim(D) dictate(E) advocate


Unit Fifteen

While I think the writer has some talent, his language is not _____ of the places he describes.

(A) colloquial(B) evocative(C) introspective(D) clamorous(E) eloquent


Unit Fifteen

Having uttered a powerful _____ against his evil uncle, the prince departed the kingdom.

(A) malediction(B) covenant(C) evocation(D) exclamation(E) benediction


Unit Fifteen

Carla gave a(n) _____ speech in honor of the bride, and everyone applauded.

(A) equivocate(B) colloquial(C) eloquent(D) emotive(E) virile


Unit Fifteen

Miss Hutchins, my second grade teacher, never allowed her students to _____; she wanted a yes-or-

no answer.

(A) clamor(B) evoke(C) declaim(D) equivocate(E) advocate


Unit Fifteen

Tommy’s _____ reveals that he is a trained Shakespearean actor.

(A) exclamation(B) locution(C) benediction(D) declamation(E) malediction


Unit Fifteen

While composing the _____ for the ceremony, the leader thought carefully about what he wanted to

say.

(A) malediction(B) declamation(C) vocation(D) proclamation(E) benediction


Unit Fifteen

I am a(n) _____ of child safety, but I also think children should be given some freedom.

(A) equivocate(B) advocate(C) exclaim(D) dictate(E) declaim


Unit Fifteen

Lisa heard the _____ wailing of the babies long before she reached the nursery.

(A) colloquial(B) clamorous(C) exclamatory(D) evocative(E) eloquent


Unit Fifteen

On what dull topic must we listen to the professor _____ today?

(A) evoke(B) declaim(C) locution(D) dictate(E) advocate


Unit Fifteen

The radio host’s remarks always struck me as overly energetic and _____.

(A) declamatory(B) colloquial(C) provocative(D) exclamatory(E) evocative


UNIT SIXTEEN


Unit Sixteen

The _____ of the problem is that my friend and I fight constantly.

(A) indolent(B) dolorous(C) crux(D) excruciating(E) fervent


Unit Sixteen

I know that, being _____, you just want to sit around and eat potato chips, but you should get

some exercise instead.

(A) fervent(B) crucial(C) acrimonious(D) indolent(E) doleful


Unit Sixteen

It is George’s _____ hope that his favorite actress will answer his letters.

(A) excruciating(B) dolorous(C) acrimonious(D) effervescent(E) fervent


Unit Sixteen

The critic found the film so awful that just sitting through it caused her_____ pain.

(A) fervent(B) excruciating(C) acrimonious(D) acerbic(E) crucial


Unit Sixteen

The gloomy colors of the room seemed to _____ the sadness that Joyce felt.

(A) effervescent(B) declaim(C) indolent(D) fervor(E) exacerbate


Unit Sixteen

The twins had a really _____ fight, and they hurt each other’s feelings deeply.

(A) indolent(B) clamorous(C) dolorous(D) acrimonious(E) excruciating


Unit Sixteen

When Francoise heard the _____ whistle of a lonely train, she began to weep.

(A) excruciating(B) dolorous(C) acrid(D) doleful(E) crucial


Unit Sixteen

If you are less _____ to the children when they ask questions, they won’t think of you as grumpy.

(A) acerbic(B) virile(C) fervent(D) eloquent(E) doleful


Unit Sixteen

Hilda was amazed at the _____ Tim displayed when talking about his beloved model trains.

(A) epitome(B) cosmopolitan(C) fervor(D) locution(E) crux


Unit Sixteen

It is _____ that we reach the trapped skiers before the temperature drops.

(A) colloquial(B) cursory(C) crucial(D) indolent(E) crux


Unit Sixteen

If the fumes of the factory are so _____ that your eyes burn, you should stay out of that area.

(A) acrimonious(B) acrid(C) punctilious(D) indolent(E) dolorous


Unit Sixteen

I felt such _____ happiness that I seemed to be floating instead of walking.

(A) acrimonious(B) crucial(C) excruciating(D) effervescent(E) acrid


UNIT SEVENTEEN


Unit Seventeen

A(n) _____ chapter explained some of the medical terms used in the book.

(A) conscientious(B) rationale(C) annotated(D) disputed(E) prescient


Unit Seventeen

My _____ for cutting class and going to the beach was that it was the first really warm day of the year.

(A) decriminalize(B) rationale(C) evoke(D) dictate(E) ingratiate


Unit Seventeen

Fred insisted that the property line ended at the tree, but his neighbor might _____ the claim.

(A) declaim(B) congregate(C) dispute(D) impute(E) annotate


Unit Seventeen

Many people later called the police chief _____ for beefing up the force prior to the major crime wave.

(A) phenomenon(B) connotation(C) impetuous(D) prescient(E) rational


Unit Seventeen

My father believed that even a(n) _____ man could redeem himself by doing good deeds.

(A) unconscionable(B) disreputable(C) clamorous(D) irrational(E) rationale


Unit Seventeen

Natasha feels that if she is _____ about doing her job, she will make very few mistakes.

(A) conscientious(B) prescient(C) irrational(D) unconscionable(E) rational


Unit Seventeen

Some citizens _____ the rougher winds in our town to the destruction of trees that served as wind

blocks.

(A) denote(B) rationalize(C) dispute(D) impute(E) annotate


Unit Seventeen

Although I know my fear of spiders is _____, I can’t go near them.

(A) unconscionable(B) prescient(C) irrational(D) disreputable(E) rationale


Unit Seventeen

The dictionary’s _____ of the word surprised me, since I’d always thought it had a different meaning.

(A) denotation(B) epitome(C) motif(D) connotation(E) annotation


Unit Seventeen

It can be easy to _____ a bad decision if you do not think about all the consequences.

(A) repute(B) impute(C) rationalize(D) dispute(E) denote


Unit Seventeen

It was _____ of Dina to injure a man with her car and then leave the scene.

(A) unconscionable(B) irrational(C) conscientious(D) disreputable(E) prescient


Unit Seventeen

If you know the _____ of that term, you know it is actually a compliment.

(A) denotation(B) malediction(C) annotation(D) benediction(E) connotation


UNIT EIGHTEEN


Unit Eighteen

The _____ of Chris’ situation certainly made me feel pity for him.

(A) pathos(B) anesthetic(C) tangible(D) tactile(E) sentient


Unit Eighteen

As _____ beings, we have the power to understand the world around us.

(A) empathetic(B) presentiment(C) apathetic(D) sentient(E) prescient


Unit Eighteen

The changes the new boss made in the company were both abstract and _____.

(A) tangible(B) tactile(C) apathetic(D) presentiment(E) sentient


Unit Eighteen

We explore our environment not only through vision and hearing, but in a(n) _____ way.

(A) tactile(B) intact(C) sentient(D) pathos(E) anesthetic


Unit Eighteen

Although I had a(n) _____ of disaster, I stepped onto the plane.

(A) prescient(B) presentiment(C) tactile(D) pathos(E) empathy


Unit Eighteen

Because Gina has suffered greatly, she can feel _____ for other people in pain.

(A) sentient(B) intact(C) empathy(D) fervent(E) sympathy


Unit Eighteen

My arm was bruised but _____, and I walked off the ski slope basically unhurt.

(A) tactile(B) tangible(C) intact(D) doleful(E) fractious


Unit Eighteen

The drug had a(n) _____ effect, and Del began to lose feeling in his leg.

(A) exclamatory(B) sympathetic(C) pandemic(D) apathetic(E) anesthetic


Unit Eighteen

Drew is anything but _____ about democracy; he has voted in every local, state, and national election

for ten years.

(A) sentient(B) empathetic(C) apathetic(D) intact(E) sympathetic


Unit Eighteen

The _____ began to shout that he saw the enemy’s torches in the distance.

(A) advocate(B) demagogue(C) sentinel(D) civilian(E) emissary


Unit Eighteen

The _____ I had for Kip only increased when he started insulting my friends.

(A) dolorous(B) anesthetic(C) tangible(D) aesthetic(E) antipathy


Unit Eighteen

Even though the beautiful old piano doesn’t work, it has a(n) _____ value.

(A) presentiment(B) aesthetic(C) anesthetic(D) sentiment(E) evocation


UNIT NINETEEN


Unit Nineteen

Although some people feel it is dangerous to be too _____, others think you should seek knowledge

constantly.

(A) precarious(B) acquisitive(C) despondent(D) requisition(E) inquisitive


Unit Nineteen

The priest found himself in a(n) _____ position; he did not know whom to trust, but he could not keep

the information secret.

(A) despondent(B) precarious(C) arrogant(D) acquisitive(E) inquisitive


Unit Nineteen

When France chose to _____ the treaty with Britain, the British were outraged.

(A) deprecate(B) correspond(C) abrogate(D) dispute(E) interrogate


Unit Nineteen

I am afraid that if the police decide to _____ me, I will not be able to answer their questions.

(A) deprecate(B) interrogate(C) correspond(D) abrogate(E) inquisitive


Unit Nineteen

If you would stop screaming _____, maybe we could talk like civilized people.

(A) imprecations(B) requisition(C) despondent(D) espouse(E) acquisitive


Unit Nineteen

When Trina learned that she would not graduate, she became _____.

(A) arrogant(B) acquisitive(C) despondent(D) precarious(E) inquisitive


Unit Nineteen

The relief organization needed to _____ more food for the hungry refugees.

(A) requisition(B) correspond(C) deprecation(D) inquisition(E) acquisition


Unit Nineteen

Marty claims to _____ the founding principles of an independent political party.

(A) deprecate(B) correspond(C) abrogate(D) espouse(E) implicate


Unit Nineteen

Because of her rather _____ nature, Jill tends to accumulate goods and possessions.

(A) acquisitive(B) despondent(C) requisition(D) inquisitive(E) precarious


Unit Nineteen

In what many considered a(n) _____ gesture, the senator refused to meet with any members of the

committee.

(A) derogatory(B) inquisitive(C) precarious(D) despondent(E) arrogant


Unit Nineteen

I demanded an apology for a comment I thought was _____.

(A) derogatory(B) despondent(C) restitution(D) acquisitive(E) precarious


Unit Nineteen

It was Fred’s habit to _____ the achievements of his noble family because he didn’t want to seem

vain.

(A) deprecate(B) interrogate(C) equivocate(D) imprecation(E) abrogate


UNIT TWENTY


Unit Twenty

I could not _____ Parker from entering the beauty contest, no matter how hard I tried.

(A) admonition(B) dissuade(C) conciliatory(D) pungent(E) counsel


Unit Twenty

Do you think Peter’s gift of his favorite toy to KC was a(n) _____ act, meant to win back his brother’s

favor?

(A) conciliatory(B) incautious(C) inquisitive(D) precarious(E) cautionary


Unit Twenty

Having given Lionel a(n) _____ about being more careful, the teacher let him go.

(A) cautionary(B) epitomize(C) premonition(D) persuasion(E) admonition


Unit Twenty

If you _____ Reed to seek help with his homework, he will probably take your advice.

(A) deprecate(B) reconcile(C) espouse(D) persuasion(E) counsel


Unit Twenty

I had a terrible _____, and decided to stay home instead of going to work.

(A) cursory(B) premonition(C) pandemic(D) prescient(E) admonition


Unit Twenty

Be _____ when it comes to your personal finances; try to save money.

(A) dissuasion(B) tangible(C) conciliatory(D) cautious(E) precautionary


Unit Twenty

If you can _____ these two opinions, which are so different, I will be amazed.

(A) correspond(B) reconcile(C) persuasion(D) counsel(E) dissuade


Unit Twenty

As a _____, always wear a helmet when you ride your bike.

(A) premonition(B) admonition(C) intact(D) precaution(E) dissuasion


Unit Twenty

I am of the _____ that likes to stay in and read books; my sister is the sort of person who likes to

go to parties and movies.

(A) counsel(B) tome(C) persuasion(D) admonition(E) arrogant


Unit Twenty

A _____ story about not judging people made all of us rethink our values.

(A) cautionary(B) tacit(C) admonition(D) rationale(E) premonition


UNIT TWENTY-ONE


Unit Twenty-One

The personal ad read, “Looking for another _____ golfer to share many hours on the golf course.”

(A) sapient(B) insipid(C) palatable(D) avid(E) bibulous


Unit Twenty-One

Jay is a(n) _____ fellow who can often be found cheerfully ordering a round of drinks for a group of

complete strangers.

(A) gusto(B) avarice(C) sapient(D) avid(E) bibulous


Unit Twenty-One

Lisa found few friends who matched her intellectual ability, and often despaired of ever

coming across anyone _____.

(A) sapient(B) conducive(C) invincible(D) provincial(E) petulant


Unit Twenty-One

After the pep talk, the basketball players went back to their work with new _____.

(A) benediction(B) placebo(C) gusto(D) crux(E) onus


Unit Twenty-One

I remember so much about Paris—the sights, the sounds, and especially the _____ pleasures.

(A) imperative(B) palatable(C) abject(D) gustatory(E) impetuous


Unit Twenty-One

The hiring manager complained that a _____ of workers made it difficult to find jobs for everyone.

(A) epiphany(B) glut(C) imprecation(D) pathos(E) sentinel


Unit Twenty-One

Imagine my surprise when my date turned out to be exciting and intelligent rather than a(n) _____

drone.

(A) gluttonous(B) disreputable(C) avid(D) insipid(E) inherent


Unit Twenty-One

Because of television, citizens of one country may now _____ freely of the cultures of another.

(A) infringe(B) defer(C) imbibe(D) induce(E) retract


Unit Twenty-One

The most important vow a monk takes involves giving up the pleasures of the world, so Brother

John’s _____ was confusing to everyone.

(A) motif(B) aspect(C) glut(D) avarice(E) tome


Unit Twenty-One

Are the candidates’ speeches _____ to you, or do you find them disagreeable?

(A) credible(B) derogatory(C) palatable(D) punctilious(E) insipid


Unit Twenty-One

I was horrified to hear the mistress of the orphanage call the rail-thin child a _____.

(A) adherent(B) glutton(C) culprit(D) novice(E) ingrate


Unit Twenty-One

Teresa traveled the world to develop her _____ and see what she liked.

(A) palate(B) motif(C) demagogue(D) fallacy(E) credulity


UNIT TWENTY-TWO


Unit Twenty-Two

I was surprised when Suha claimed to find the odor of _____ milk delightful.

(A) rancid(B) purported(C) acerbic(D) acrid(E) avid


Unit Twenty-Two

Contrary to popular belief, pigs are not _____ creatures.

(A) malodorous(B) insoluble(C) stagnant(D) precarious(E) abject


Unit Twenty-Two

We hoped our fruit would last for months, but it began to spoil and _____ in the hot, moist air.

(A) exacerbate(B) annotate(C) diffuse(D) abrogate(E) putrefy


Unit Twenty-Two

Brian was afraid that the water gathered in the sewer would _____ and breed disease.

(A) obviate(B) proliferate(C) excise(D) stagnate(E) incriminate


Unit Twenty-Two

The doctors specializing in _____ disorders were confused by the patient’s inability to smell anything

at night.

(A) olfactory(B) odoriferous(C) adherent(D) gustatory(E) sapient


Unit Twenty-Two

Anna said that the scuffle in the street was hardly _____ of the major brawls that had rocked the town

years before.

(A) remiss(B) provincial(C) bibulous(D) diffident(E) redolent


Unit Twenty-Two

When peeled, the fruit has a(n) _____ odor, like that of old socks.

(A) palatable(B) fetid(C) fractious(D) placid(E) diaphanous


Unit Twenty-Two

Scientists studying decomposition delight in _____ matter that other people find disgusting.

(A) fervent(B) dissolute(C) sapient(D) dolorous(E) putrid


Unit Twenty-Two

Paul showed the _____ he had felt for years when he refused to shake my hand.

(A) infraction(B) dispute(C) rancor(D) recrimination(E) compunction


Unit Twenty-Two

Our _____ economy seems unable to “wake up,” no matter what major events occur.

(A) fetid(B) odoriferous(C) putrid(D) rancor(E) stagnant


Unit Twenty-Two

Jackson hated having to drink the _____ concoction of vitamins that his mother prepared.

(A) olfactory(B) odoriferous(C) adherent(D) gustatory (E) sapient


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