VQ - The Jungle, Ch. 13 & 15

The repetitive clicking of the pen had quickly become a _________, so Ms. Nelson asked the student to put it away, her eye twitching all the while.

• nuisance

• inconsolable

• obdurate

• uninitiated

The girl was ________ after finding her dog deceased on the side of the road.

• inconsolable

• obdurate

• uninitiated

• pittance

If you are still ___________ regarding completion of missing work at this point in the year, it will likely be impossible for you to pass the class.

• pittance

• obdurate

• lug

• incoherent

The __________ student had trouble figuring out where their classes were for the first few days.

• incoherence

• lug

• uninitiated

• pittance

Andre felt his salary was a mere _________, so he found a new job that pays him nearly double.

• anguish

• incoherent

• lug

• pittance

Ms. Nelson would've greatly struggled to __________ the wood all by herself, so she enlisted the help of her theatre students.

• lug

• incoherent

• anguish

• nuisance

The mom begged her toddler to take a deep breath before continuing to tell her what happened. The boy was so distraught that his vocalizations were ____________ and his mother couldn't understand a word he was saying.

• incoherent

• anguish

• nuisance

• inconsolable

It seemed nothing could alleviate his ________; not even his favorite meal made a dent in his sorrow.

• nuisance

• inconsolable

• obdurate

• anguish