VOCAB UNIT 12 ONLINE WORK

Why would a world-famous writer choose to live in the ____ of a country village far away from others?

• LETHARGIC

• SECLUSION

• DESPONDENT

• NOMADIC

I believe that education, understanding, and experience provide the only cure for the ____ of hate between humans.

• ABOUND

• REINFORCE

• DESPONDENT

• MALADY

_____ groups of horse trainers still wander the plains of Central Asia in search of pastures for their animals.

• NOMADIC

• TURMOIL

• DESPONDENT

• CACHE

People who waste the natural resources of this state are in a sense _____ the wealth of future generations.

• ABOUNDING

• REINFORCING

• CACHING

• EMBEZZLING

Many doctors believe that when sick people become ____ over their health, it is more difficult for them to recover.

• ABOUND

• DESPONDENT

• MALADY

• TURMOIL

Only the fact that they cannot see the seriousness of the emergency can explain their _____ response to our call for help.

• LETHARGIC

• EMBEZZLE

• ABOUND

• CACHE

Although she appeared calm, her mind was in ____.

• ABOUND

• CACHE

• EMBEZZLE

• TURMOIL

My experience on the summer job has ____ many of the lessons I learned in the classroom.

• CACHED

• REINFORCED

• ABOUNDED

• EMBEZZLED

Over the years I have learned one thing about rumors: Where the facts are few, lies _____.

• ABOUND

• EMBEZZLE

• MALADY

• REINFORCE

As soon as I opened the book, I realized that I had stumbled upon a rich ____ of useful information for my report.

• NOMADIC

• ABOUND

• CACHE

• EMBEZZLE