English 11 Mr. Rodriguez Name:_________________ Block:________ Date:__________________ Vocabulary Quiz – List 1 – Version 2 Directions: Select the best vocabulary word for each blank. Write your answers on the lines that correspond to each blank. Sean was traveling to a (1)_____________ location in a tiny Wyoming city to begin a new career. To get there from New York he had to fly. The only problem with this was that he had just gotten hired and found out that he was required to start within 2 days of that notice! He knew he would be well-paid in Wyoming so he had to (2)______________ from his daily habit of taking a 2 hour bath; his (3)______________personality overpowered his need for hygiene and relaxation. During the flight, he became quite frustrated because he had to listen to the in-(4)______________babbling of a toddler for 12 hours straight. Sean is a very mild-mannered person but he almost wished to (5)______________the plane’s controls, land somewhere nearby, pay for a bus ticket for the family, and be on his way to Wyoming in peace. Instead, Sean ended up being forced his neighbor to listen while he chose to (6)______________over the child’s cries to another passenger. Along with all of the ongoing chaos, there was a very nervous, new employee that failed to (7)______________any type of comforting or helpful behavior. All of the nonsense was truly affecting Sean to the point where he thought his decision of accepting the position was a horrible idea. Once he landed, he read several (8)______________reviews about how poorly his new employer treated his staff, which further led his hopeful demeanor to liquefy into overwhelming doubt. Upon arrival, his distaste for the experience (9)______________-ed into pure and solid hatred. Sean ended up quitting the “great” job for which he moved across the country. However, because he refused to stay at that horrible company, Sean opened his own bakery which received raving (10)______________-s from all the food networks on television and became even wealthier than he could have dreamed. 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________ Acquisitive Arrogate Banal Belabor Carping Coherent Congeal Emulate Encomium Eschew