Mrs. Johnson's Vocabulary Quiz – Semester 1 Set 2

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.)

1.       __________________________________ 6. __________________________________

2.       __________________________________ 7. __________________________________

3.       __________________________________ 8. __________________________________

4.       __________________________________ 9. __________________________________

5.       __________________________________10. __________________________________

 “With growing concern over the world's finite resources, our tastes have become less ______1_______and as consumers we have become more educated, looking for sustainable products made and sold under fair trade practices.” (Rosenfeld, Cynthia. “Luxe for Life.” Time  6 August 2007).

“The claims that Ms. Browne Sanders made against Mr. Thomas appeared to come down to a test of her credibility as a little-known executive against his celebrity standing and Hall of Fame status. Her claims that he repeatedly referred to her as a 'b----' and made unwanted advances had little _______2________from witnesses.” [Sandomir, Richard. “Jury Finds Knicks and Coach Harrassed a Former Executive.” New York Times 3 October 2007]

“Heavy battles punctuated by airstrikes killed 75 suspected Taliban and at least six civilians in Afghanistan's south. French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the attacks as ‘cowardly and ______3______.’” [Murphy, Brian. “81 Killed in Afghan Fighting.” Time  21 September 2007]

“Nowhere is more synonymous with fall than New England, where picture-postcard images of whitewashed steeples set against flame-red leaves ____4_______the very essence of the season.” [ShermansTravel.com]

“But it took Iraqis a remarkably short time to get the tyrant (Saddam Hussein) out of their psyche. One reason was that there were so many new terrors with which to contend — roadside bombs, suicide bombers, kidnappings and, eventually, sectarian slaughter. The other reason was the televised trial of Saddam, which served as a form of group therapy, on a national scale. As they watched him in court, day after day, Iraqis grew less fearful of him. His frequent outbursts began to seem like schoolboy_____5______, and when he was scolded by the judge it was as if the class bully was being sent to the corner by the headmaster.”[Ghosh, Bobby.  “Getting over Saddam.” Time  29 December 2006]

“[Sheriff Harry Lee, a wide-girthed lawman in the suburbs of New Orleans], was first elected sheriff in 1979, and although there were a few close races subsequently, his closest battles were the very public ones he fought with his ever-expanding weight, a subject of continuing general fascination in a district that eats well and______6_____.” [Nossitter, Adam. “Harry Lee, 75, Outspoken Louisiana Sheriff.” New York Times 2 October 2007].

“My sense from having spent some time with him (Barak Obama) is that he is a pretty strong guy—brilliant, something of a dreamer, but also someone who was taught early on (by his Indonesian step-father) to defend himself physically and who did not mind a school brawl when one came his way as a teenager in Hawaii. He also likes to be liked. He likes to be seen as the inclusive one, the _______7_______one - the one with the best grades and the best manners. The good grandson.” [Fineman, Howard. “Echoes of Lincoln.” Newsweek 12 February 2007]

“In a bold new strategy aimed at avoiding a congressional subpoena, Vice President Dick Cheney today declared himself a national monument. Cheney took the unorthodox step only after failing in his attempt to invoke a little-known legal principle called the separation of Cheney and state. Aides to Cheney confirmed that being a national monument gives the vice president not only immunity from subpoenas, but also a draft deferment in _____8_______. President George W. Bush presided over a solemn White House ceremony this morning, in which a plaque documenting Cheney’s status as a national monument was affixed to the vice president’s midsection. Joining the ranks of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, Cheney is believed to be the only landmark in the nation’s capital not made at least partially out of marble.” [Borowitz, Andy. “Cheney Declares Himself National Monument.”  Newsweek 3 July 2007]

“Democratic party rules ______9_____that Feb. 5 is the earliest date most state party organizations can decide to hold nominating contests. Four states — New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada — previously received special D.N.C. approval to hold their primaries before that date.” [Falcone, Michael. New York Times 25 August 2007]

 “Murmurs of anticipation ran through the hall when Abernathy, Jackson and Young were sighted--only to hush when King's absence registered. For Abernathy, a keen reader of crowds, the palpable disappointment was worse than he feared. He went to a _____10________ telephone instead of the podium and marshaled enticements for King--mentioning news cameras, the big spray of microphones, and Lawson's point that the movement seldom gathered so many people in the South. Most of all, Abernathy told King this was a core crowd of sanitation workers who had braved a night of hellfire to hear him, and they would feel cut off from a lifeline if he let them down.” [Branch, Taylor. “I Have Seen the Promised Land.” Time 1 January 2006]