English 4 Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

The repeated ____________ remarks by the co-worker finally caused the new employee to snap and ______ him one day, leading to a fist fight in the middle of the dining room!

• incindiary; accost

• myopic; accost

• incindiary; undulate

• halcyon; overt

The best writers tend to also be ____ readers.

Her mother's _____________ of rock and hip hop music meant that school dances were absolutely out of the question.

• animadversion

• halcyon

• histrionic

• sacrilege

The girl was hit in the face by a large wave while playing in the ocean. Even after making her way to the beach, she could still taste the ________ water.

• brackish

• acquisitive

• maelstrom

• incindiary

The football players will need to run with ________ in order to take the win tonight!

"I realize this kind of financial _______ has its risks," she said, "but I expect it to pay off handsomely in the end."

• gambit

• sacrilege

• myopia

• talisman

The interrogator used __________, sneaky methods to try to get the suspect to incriminate himself.

Our family vacation was a mess. The _______ silence of the lakeside was frequently broken by the couple at the B & B next door arguing in loud, _______ tones as if they wanted their unfortunate audience to hear every word.

• halcyon; histrionic

• myopic; avid

• celerity; incindiary

• brackishness; histrionic

The same word will fit both sentences

Legend says the missing ship was caught in a _________ and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Multiple fights suddenly broke out at once, causing the street to become a violent _________ affecting lives and property.

All learning is beneficial. To disregard it is _______ because you never know how every piece of knowledge may play a part in your future experiences and conersations.

• myopic

• overt

• avid

• suppliant