Lesson 6 Vocab Review

Front

There was an __________ at the garage. A customer arrived demanding to see his car, but found that the work had not even begun.

Back

Imbroglio

Front

"Two weeks ago, you said the job would take three or four days, but that _____ was wrong," the customer said to Jane. "Give me the keys; I'll take my car to a different garage."

Back

Prognostication

Front

Jane complied, smiling; she never worried about losing a customer, though she felt bad about mistakenly telling one that his car was finished. Angry customers were a[n] __________ occurrence in auto repair; people tend to get emotional over bills for repairs, especially for newer cars. Every garage in town was overloaded.

Back

Quotidian

Front

Upon hearing the customer's story, the other garage would offer some ________ criticism of Jane's garage, accept the job, and then do exactly what Jane's garage did, since the car required a tedious repair that yielded little profit.

Back

Santcimonious

Front

Drivers abandon cars and resort to __________ as their main transport.

Back

Peregrination

Front

Veronica's parents thought the private school might be too _________ due to its religious affiliation.

Back

Sectarian

Front

...but they favored the ________ educational requirements for students.

Back

Stringent

Front

Veronica thought the private school would be full of ________, rich children.

Back

Haughty

Front

Rich kids likely viewed middle-class people as ________.

Back

Scullions

Front

She was about to ______ a way to avoid school, but decided to try.

Back

Contrive