English II Vocabulary Quiz – Semester 1, Set 2 (Hood)

 Match the definitions to the words.

Write the vocabulary word that best suits the context of each sentence below. (Words appear in the forms required for the sentences.)

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2._______________________________________________________ 7._______________________________________________________

3._______________________________________________________ 8._______________________________________________________

4._______________________________________________________ 9._______________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________ 10._______________________________________________________

“He knows they think that                       1                      products like polyester and petroleum are a distraction from hot items like genetically altered corn or fancy new drugs.” [Deutsch, Claudia H. “Sticking to the Formula: DuPont Insists                    1                             and Exotic Products Mix Well.” New York Times 13 March 1998.]

“                          2                                  ? Like most journalists, they are actually optimists posing as             2                  . They are optimistic that persistence can answer the hardest questions and optimistic that making those answers public can shed some light, alter the conversation and do some good.” [Purdy, Matthew. “Talk to the Newsroom: Investigations Editor Matthew Purdy.” New York Times 14 May 2007.]

“But only in the last decade or so have these and other kinds of solar variations begun to be tied to climate shifts on Earth – first                                 3                                  , and more solidly of late.” [Broad, William J. “Another Possible Climate Culprit.” New York Times 23 Sept. 1997.]

“For decades, the largest and most established law firms in the nation avoided bankruptcy work because it was               4                                by highbrow partners as lower than divorce and criminal law and too distasteful for their practices.” [Labaton, Stephen. “Business and the Law: Bankruptcy Work Is Getting Respect.” New York Times 25 June 1990.]

“Marc Hauser, professor of psychology at Harvard and author of ‘Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think,’ says                               5                                  and tension have long been woven into our feelings about animals. ‘On the one hand, we feel a connection to other animals and we can’t imagine a world where we’re the only species on the planet,’ he said. ‘On the other hand, we’re always trying to show that we’re not animals. We’re like them, yet we don’t want to be like them.’” [Angier, Natalie. “The      5 (in different form)   Bond with a Ball of Fur.” New York Times 2 Oct. 2007.]

“‘Audiences here are different than audiences anywhere else in the world,’ Byron Janis, the pianist, said the other night. ‘People here react,                   6                                  , to one musical phrase. Playing here is a very personal experience between you and your audience.’” [Fein, Esther B. “After 28 Years, a Return to a Changed Moscow.” New York Times 23 Oct. 1988.]

“Another lender, Mr. Neves said, changed its policies within a week of the closing date and told the borrowers that they no longer qualified for the loan terms on which they had agreed. Fortunately for the borrowers, Mr. Neves said, he was able to find them another loan with a better rate, and the second lender agreed to                           7                              the paperwork.” Tedeschi, Bob. “Mortgages:                   7                      ing the Paperwork.” New York Times 8 June 2007.]

“He’s tough to wrap up. He has strong hips, like Franco Harris and O. J. Anderson. He’s a lot faster than people think. Once he’s under way, it’s hard to get to him. He has                                8                                 , quick feet, an ability to get past the line of scrimmage and evade the first hit.” [Litsky, Frank. “Football: Hampton Is at Zenith as Giants Begin to Rise.” New York Times 15 Sept. 1993.]

“But in the end, it is clear that what really interests the Panshins is not science fiction in its all variegated forms but the fate of the ‘                              9                                  spirit’ – which, we are assured, has already left the genre behind in its never-ending search for ‘higher states of consciousness.’” [Jonas, Gerald. “Science Fiction.”  New York Times 11 Feb. 1990.]

“As I write this, I’m in my new apartment, watching the Steelers play the Bills on TV. It sure is quiet here. Nobody talks back to the announcers. I miss the guy in the Joe Greene jersey who would throw his hat in disgust whenever he disagreed with the ref’s call and then crawl                                    10                                             across the room to retrieve it.” [Holly Brubach. “Where Everybody Knows Your Team.” New York Times 29 Sept. 2007.]