Unit 4 Vocabulary

The story didn't seem __________ to me; there were too many gaps for it to make sense.

• plausible

• hover

• relevant

• willful

A large group of vultures __________ in the air above the wounded animal.

• evolved

• ornate

• perspective

• hovered

Notes from a rare interview were included as an __________ in the second edition of the comedian's biography.

• hover

• addendum

• perspective

• vie

People of all religions strive to live up to high moral and __________ standards.

• ethical

• volatile

• willful

• hover

The old album full of faded family pictures and postcards from exotic places __________ me.

• collaborate

• willful

• plausible

• intrigues

Observers on the ground were __________ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to Earth seconds after launch.

• volatile

• aghast

• addendum

• perturb

For the moment, the crowd was quiet and subdued, but we knew that it was so __________ that it might become ugly and dangerous at any time.

• ethical

• volatile

• intriguing

• relevant

Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will __________ into a best-selling novel.

• vie

• evolve

• perturb

• willful

Our teacher gave the two of us permission to __________ on our reports because we were investigating related problems.

• vie

• perturb

• intrigue

• collaborate

The furnishings in their house are so __________ that the place looks more like a museum than a family home.

• volatile

• relevant

• ornate

• perspective