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General Vocabulary Unit 8 M
By Amy Rarrick
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Over a period of years, words and phrases used in the field of computer science ___________________ everyday speech.
A infiltrated
B unflagging
C cryptic
His failure to win the election _______________ in his mind until it caused a complete emotional breakdown.
A guant
B fervent
C rankled
In our community, people of many cultures work together without jealousy or _____________ .
A guant
B enmity
C plummet
All her efforts to get more business for her troubled company proved to be of
no
____________, and the store had to close down.
A avail
B attire
C abut
I didn't think he would have the nerve to ask me for a date, but he did - and with no _________________ embarrassment.
A divergent
B perceptible
C proxy
The witnesses' statements are so __________________ that it's hard to know how the accident actually happened.
A stoic
B proclaim
C divergent
We decided not to buy the house, mainly because the property it sits on unfortunately ____________ the noisy main highway.
A abuts
B stinted
C stoical
It is a sad fact of experience that postwar political blunders can often ______________ or even reverse the results of battlefield triumphs.
A divergent
B attire
C nullify
Although the vulture has a decidely poor reputation, it does a useful job as a(n) _________________, clearing away decaying matter.
A nullify
B scavenger
C guant
Even after he retired and we expected him to slow down, his efforts in support of his beloved school remained ___________.
A unflaffing
B stint
C divergent
Their parents had _______________ for many years to save the money needed to send the children to college.
A rankle
B stinted
C crony
Since Miss Piper Frasch will not be able to attend the meeting, she appointed Mr. Joshua Futrell to act as her ____________ .
A perceptible
B avail
C proxy
He tried to appear ________________ when he heard the bad news, but I realized that he was deeply hurt.
A fervent
B stoical
C divergent
Story Sentences (Student Spotlight):
The dog Kyle found on Valentine’s Day was very ____________.
A guant
B abut
C proxy
He’s quite ___________ with his clues, but nothing can keep me from thinking this is a ruse (trick).
A scavenger
B stint
C cryptic
I am getting into my Valentine's Day ___________ .
A avail
B abut
C attire
My _________ was Sherry, my best friend.
A perceptible
B crony
C attire
I saw the big decorative heart ____________ to the gym floor.
A plummet
B rankle
C scavenger
He felt the ____________ feeling around me knowing something was wrong, but I didn’t know what it was.
A avail
B gaunt
C fervent
On Valentine's Day some people ____________ their feeling to others.
A gaunt
B attire
C proclaim