Vocab Workshop Unit 12 Level B

Apparently, the man could pay off his staggering gambling debts only by ___________________ funds from the company that employed him. 

• ABOUND
• LEISURELY
• SECLUSION
• EMBEZZLING

Though Ponce de Leon's _____________ for the Fountain of Youth proved futile, he did explore Florida and claim it as territory for the Spanish. 

• MALADY
• QUEST
• RANDOM
• STATUS

The ________________ of the French Revolution and the Naploeonic Era was succeeded by 100 years of relative peace and quiet in Europe. 

• RANT
• TURMOIL
• BRAGGART
• CACHE

Every once in a while, I like to take time out from my busy schedule to have a _________________ dinner with old friends. 

• LEISURELY
• SECLUSION
• HEARTRENDING
• NOMADIC

The park is always full of soapbox orators _____________ about the inequality of government or society. 

• RANDOM
• DESPONDENT
• REINFORCE
• RANT

Arthritis is a(n) ______________ that attacks millions of people, especially in middle and old age. 

• PIECEMEAL
• BRAGGART
• MALADY
• MELLOW

After putting up all week with the noise and confusion of life in the big city, I enjoy the ___________ of my mountain retreat on the weekends. 

• MELLOW
• CACHE
• SECLUSION
• ABOUND

At first, when I couldn't make out what she wanted me to do, I asked her for some __________ of her instructions. 

• NOMADIC
• LETHARGIC
• STATUS
• CLARIFICATION

The 2 brothers are both fine athletes, but one is quiet and modest, while the other is an awful _________________.

• MALADY
• BRAGGART
• LETHARGIC
• TURMOIL

Many homeless people now lead essentially ______________ existences on the streets of our major cities. 

• LEISURELY
• DESPONDENT
• HEARTRENDING
• NOMADIC