Vocabulary Review Units 8-10

If you ___ in tryouts, it's quite possible you will earn a spot on the team.

• provoke

• strive

• remorse

• excel

Is the underlined word being used correctly in context?

The apparel store's best selling items are fresh fruits and vegetables.

• Yes

• No

to gradually gather

• accumulate

• deluge

• possess

• campaign

Monotonous

• having unlimited knowledge

• a great wash of water

• a humorous interpretation of something serious

• lacking in variety

He apologized to me for his unkind words, but I didn't sense that he actually felt any ____.

• refuge

• excellence

• remorse

• strive

Is the underlined word being used correctly in context?

His arrogant personality caused others to avoid him.

• Yes

• No

a systematic, aggressive course for a specific purpose

• parody

• campaign

• hoax

• deluge

Omniscient

• a calm, self-controlled state of mind

• lacking in variety

• something intended to deceive

• having unlimited knowledge

Is the underlined word being used correctly in context?

It was easy to spot the minute detail because it was so obvious.

• Yes

• No

It's unwise to ____ the bull because it's been known to attack when angry.

• provoke

• excel

• refuge

• strive