Vocabulary Quiz

The librarian had to (a)   the noisy students several times before they settled down.

Because of a serious _______________ of the rules, two players were ejected from the game. Our troops were unable to _______________ the enemy's lines during the battle.

(a)  

Ancient caravans passing through desolate areas were sometimes attacked by (a)   .

It is important for a diplomat to behave in a manner that is both discreet and (a)   .

Under certain circumstances the U.S. government has the right to (a)   private property.

The bus was filled to capacity with holiday shoppers carrying large and (a)   packages.

The refusal of labor and management to modify their demands __________ the contract negotiations.

• standoff

• impasse

• agreement

• accord

• breakthrough

The scent of lilacs slowly (a)   through the open window.

During the crisis the President found himself caught in a painful __________.

• predicament

• quandary

• pickle

• bind

Time had __________ almost all signs of the struggle that took place on that famous battlefield.

• blot out

• erase

• expunge