VOCAB QUIZ L6

When the international student first arrived on campus, they experienced significant __________ adjusting to the very different social norms and customs.

• Culture shock

• Homesickness

• Language barrier

• Letdown

After the coworker took all the credit for the team's work, the other members started to __________ his dishonest behavior.

• resent

• tolerate

• ignore

• applaud

The professor's innovative teaching methods __________ the students and sparked their curiosity to learn more.

• intimidated

• disinterested

• intrigued

• overwhelmed

The _______ of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.

• familiarity

• affordability

• speciality

• novelty

After scoring the winning goal, the soccer player experienced a sense of __________ and pure joy.

• exhaustion

• euphoria

• disappointment

• dismay

After months of anticipation, the long-awaited movie turned out to be a __________ for most critics and audiences.

• masterpiece

• relief

• breakthrough

• letdown

Young children often __________ the behaviors and speech patterns they observe from their parents and older siblings.

• imitate

• ignore

• oppose

• define

After years of saving, the couple finally reached the financial __________ to make a down payment on their first home.

• threshold

• limitation

• limitation

• qualification

The product was more expensive than expected, __________ the high-quality materials and craftsmanship justified the price.

• albeit

• in spite of

• regardless

The __________ was able to walk steadily on their own, but still needed help with more complex physical tasks.

• toddler

• infant

• newborn

• embryo