Chu3 Vocabulary Practice 2 (EIKEN grade 1)

Jenny was able to ( ) with Allen when he lost all the files on his computer, as the same thing had happened to her a few months earlier.

• precipitate

• commiserate

• abdicate

• explicate

The judge reduced the criminal’s sentence due to ( ) circumstances. His child needed an expensive operation, and this had led him to steal money from his employer.

• phantom

•  robust

• extenuating

• aghast

A: Honey, this is such a ( ) little village. Let’s vacation here again soon.

     B: Definitely! It feels like it’s been frozen in time and hasn’t changed for years.

• terse

• grave

• quaint

• slanted

Wasteful spending has led to the gradual ( ) of the company’s financial resources, and now it is nearly bankrupt.

•  remuneration

•  dissipation

•  conglomeration

•  tribulation

The prime minister never suspected her colleagues were secretly ( ) a plot to replace her with a new leader.

•  hatching

• bluffing

• venting

• chiding

 Some of the ( ) floating in the world’s oceans is the result of spills from cargo ships and other boats, but most of it comes from sources on land, such as industrial waste.

• debris

• dexterity

• remorse

• tedium

When Susan’s parents began to argue, she tried to ( ) the situation by suggesting they all go out to a restaurant together. Her plan worked, and her parents quickly calmed down.

• bombard

• defuse

• torment

• mortify

Despite being told that smartphones were forbidden in school, the boy continued to ( ) the rule openly. He sometimes even used his phone during class.

• coax

• depict

• flout

• bind

Before the trial, lawyers conducted a formal ( ) of the main witness in order to get a proper account of her story.

• commendation

• tirade

• schism

• deposition

The famous actor often stated in interviews that he came from a poor background. Journalists, however, could find no ( ) for his claim. 

• verification

• equilibrium

• consortium

• transgression