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

 

  1. Though a trained veteran is often a well-tuned fighting machine, a raw recruit is oftentimes no better than cannon (feint, fodder).

 

  1. To keep my self-respect, I must stand (comely, unflinching) before the authorities and tell them the truth as I see it.

 

  1. After the formal dinner was over, we (adjourned, tantalized) to the den in order to continue our conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere.

 

  1. As soon as I entered that charming little cottage, I noticed that everything in it was neat and (erratic, comely).

 

  1. At one point in our fencing match, my opponent unexpectedly (sullied, feinted) to the left and threw me completely off guard.

 

  1. 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?

 

  1. I can understand how poor people sometimes feel (tantalized, jeered) by the wealth and luxuries they see displayed on TV programs.

 

  1. His behavior is so (erratic, terse) that we never know what to expect from him.

 

  1. When I first noticed how (illegible, lucrative) my roommate’s handwriting was, I suggested that he sign up immediately for a course in penmanship.

 

  1. I would be unwilling to vote for the (expulsion, fodder) of club members just because they are behind in their dues.

 

  1. The desire to force everyone to accept the same set of ideas is completely (illegible, alien) to the spirit of democracy.

 

  1. We all experience fear and panic, but the leader of a great nation must be able to (tantalize, subjugate) such emotions.

 

  1. 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).

 

  1. “No,” she said, “I won’t (sully, adjourn) your ears by repeating those mean and nasty rumors.

 

  1. All great athletes should know that the same fans who are cheering them today may be (jeering, subjugating) them tomorrow.

 

  1. For centuries people have turned to various kinds of religious literature to (fortify, proliferate) themselves against the shocks of daily life.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. The Rake’s Progress paints a grim and uncompromising picture of some of the more (dissolute, alien) and degrading aspects of human behavior.

 

  1. Over the years I’ve noticed one thing about rumors: Where the facts are few, fictions (proliferate, fortify).

 

  1. 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.