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Vocab Units 7-9 Practice Test

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Address, Apocalypse, Benefactor, Circumscribe, Convivial, Dialectical, Equitable, Forbear, Impotent, Juxtapose, Metamorphosis, Parochial, Preeminent, Renaissance, Soporific, Adulation, Appreciate, Bereaved, Clemency, Cosmopolitan, Dilettante, Espouse, Founder, Incantation, Lament, Misanthropic, Patent, Prerogative, Replenish, Sporadic, Affable, Aptitude, Blight, Coerce, Covert, Discriminate, Exacerbate, Futile, Incisive, Latent, Moribund, Patrician, Prodigious, Reproach, Stagnation.

  1. The company suffered from ______, and it eventually went out of business.
  2. The police officer______the man for not renewing his registration.
  3. The little boy caught a ______fish; he could barely reel it in.
  4. Monsieur the Marquis believed that, as a ______, he was more important than the citizens of St. Antoine.
  5. The auto industry, which used to thrive in Detroit, is now ______, though efforts are being made to revive the auto industry in the US.
  6. When Sally finally began to apply herself, she realized that she had a ______talent for painting with watercolors.
  7. During the class’s debate, Mark was quiet until the end, when he offered a series of ______remarks that completely changed the class’s mindset.
  8. Though Harold tried to study his notes for the big exam, his efforts were ______because he had never bothered to take a single note.
  9. The minor traffic accident was ______when another car ran the red light and smashed into the other cars.
  10. The wine connoisseur was able to ______which wines came from which area of France.
  11. Criminals often wait for dark before engaging in ______activities.
  12. The police officer tried to ______the suspect to confess his whereabouts from the previous night.
  13. The early frost was a ______on the tomato plants.
  14. Scott’s natural ______for math helped him to succeed in many upper-level math courses.
  15. The ______student was able to make friends quickly because of his outgoing nature.
  16. The speaker ______his audience before beginning his formal lecture.
  17. The poet referenced a possible ______in her writings, which left her readers with a sense of despair.
  18. The wealthy ______gave the school nearly 100 million dollars to help keep tuition costs low for students.
  19. An electric fence ______the movements of the dog while the family was away.
  20. The ______host was able to immediately put his guests at ease.
  21. Games that require players to ask a series of questions in order to deduce the final answer are ______.
  22. The divorce settlement was ______; each party received exactly half of the accumulated assets.
  23. The younger prince became the king because his older brother decided to ______the title.
  24. The people felt ______while watching the angry sea storm the beach.
  25. Comedy and tragedy were ______in the play, making it both funny and sad.
  26. Alan’s______from average college student to Hollywood superstar was truly astounding to watch.
  27. The journalist’s ______point of view prevented him from becoming a nationally-known writer.
  28. The Nobel Prize-winning author was ______in her field.
  29. The Harlem ______is a time in American history when black writers, musicians, and actors showcased their abilities and rose to fame.
  30. The ______lecture literally put the class to sleep.
  31. Cher’s commitment to exercise was ______at best; she could only get herself to work out a few days before a vacation.
  32. The manager of the store ______the shelves after many of the items were purchased.
  33. As free citizens, we all have the ______to change our mind about things.
  34. To say that the earth is flat is a______absurdity since the world is obviously spherical.
  35. The ______man refused to donate to any charities because he felt that everyone should take care of himself.
  36. As the students arrived at school every morning in late June, they ______their wishes for snow days back in February.
  37. The students quickly became deaf to the principal’s ______about the importance of school spirit.
  38. The Titanic ______shortly after it hit the iceberg.
  39. Alex ______so many causes that he sometimes had trouble remembering which side of a controversy he was on.
  40. The self-important professor thrived on the ______of his students.
  41. The Browns bought their house twenty years ago for $100,000, but it has ______considerably since then; today it’s worth almost $2,000,000.
  42. The children were ______by the death of their pet until they got a new pet.
  43. The governor committed an act of ______when he released all the convicts from the state penitentiary.
  44. New York is a ______city; you can hear nearly every language spoken there.
  45. Brian said he was an artist, but he was merely a ______; he didn’t know a pencil from a paintbrush!