Vocabulary Unit 2
Final quiz:
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, write
only the word from this unit that best completes the sentence.
1. adjourn 6.
erratic 11.
illegible 16.
subjugate
2. alien 7.
expulsion 12.
jeer 17.
sully
3. comely 8.
feint 13.
lucrative 18.
tantalize
4. compensate 9.
fodder 14.
mediocre 19.
terse
5. dissolute 10.
fortify 15.
proliferate 20.
unflinching
- Though a trained veteran is often a well-tuned
fighting machine, a raw recruit is oftentimes no better than cannon (feint, fodder).
- To keep my self-respect, I must stand (comely, unflinching) before the
authorities and tell them the truth as I see it.
- After the formal dinner was over, we (adjourned, tantalized) to the den
in order to continue our conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere.
- As soon as I entered that charming little
cottage, I noticed that everything in it was neat and (erratic, comely).
- At one point in our fencing match, my opponent
unexpectedly (sullied, feinted)
to the left and threw me completely off guard.
- Instead of all those long, flowery passages, why
don’t you try to write more in the (mediocre,
terse) and direct style of a good newspaper reporter?
- I can understand how poor people sometimes feel (tantalized, jeered) by the wealth
and luxuries they see displayed on TV programs.
- His behavior is so (erratic, terse) that we never know what to expect from him.
- When I first noticed how (illegible, lucrative) my roommate’s handwriting was, I
suggested that he sign up immediately for a course in penmanship.
- I would be unwilling to vote for the (expulsion, fodder) of club members
just because they are behind in their dues.
- The desire to force everyone to accept the same
set of ideas is completely (illegible,
alien) to the spirit of democracy.
- We all experience fear and panic, but the leader
of a great nation must be able to (tantalize,
subjugate) such emotions.
- In my opinion, his writing is so bad that he will
have to improve a great deal just to reach the level of (mediocrity, compensation).
- “No,” she said, “I won’t (sully, adjourn) your ears by repeating those mean and nasty
rumors.
- All great athletes should know that the same fans
who are cheering them today may be (jeering,
subjugating) them tomorrow.
- For centuries people have turned to various kinds
of religious literature to (fortify,
proliferate) themselves against the shocks of daily life.
- Even though I must work hard for a living, I feel
that the company I’m with amply (subjugates,
compensates) me for my time and effort.
- The Rake’s Progress paints a grim and uncompromising picture of some
of the more (dissolute, alien)
and degrading aspects of human behavior.
- Over the years I’ve noticed one thing about
rumors: Where the facts are few, fictions (proliferate, fortify).
- A best-selling book that is then made into a
movie may be more (dissolute,
lucrative) than the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.