Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 7

If Jo had only known what a great happiness was WAVERING in the balance for one of them, she would have turned dove-like in a minute, but unfortunately, we... cannot see what goes on in the minds of our friends. 
WAVERING means:

• Standing firm
• Changing course
• Hoping
• Departing

With that Jo marched straight away and athe rest followed, a bright little band of sisters, all looking their best in summer suits, with happy faces under JAUNTY hatbrims. 
JAUNTY does not mean: 

• jolly
• Stylish
• Balanced
• Serious

The serene Teuton found the supper table and was happy, eating steadily through the bill of fare, and dismayed the Garcons by the RAVAGES he committed. 
RAVAGES are most likely: 

• Destructive
• Plain
• Invisible
• Admired

The word JUNCTURE
best completes which sentence below?

• He had stubble from a beard which made him look _____ after staying up all night to study for the test.
• We finally hit a(n) _____ in the project when the experiment finally worked correctly.
• We tried to _____ how important a college degree could be to finding a good job.
• She was forced to do _____ jobs like scrubbing toilets and cleaning up pet poop because she had no education.

The word BELITTLE
best completes which sentence below?

• We tried to _____ how important a college degree could be to finding a good job.
• Her speech stated that she wanted to _____ her success to the hard work of the entire group.
• The popular clique began to _____ everyone that was not part of their group so we would bad mouth them back.
• She would try to cheer up sad, depressed people with her _____ personality.

The word WALLOW most nearly means:

• The highest point
• To remove or cut out
• To sway to and fro or become unsteady
• To roll about in a lazy or clumsy way

The word JUNCTURE most nearly means:

• The point at which two things are joined
• A thin, pale, gaunt person
• A belief or set of principles
• A tax on the making/selling of a product

The word ACME most nearly means:

• A wet, muddy area used as a bath by animals
• A person who does humble and unpleasant things
• The highest point
• A way of positioning the body

The word RAVAGE most nearly means:

• To remove or cut out
• To ward off or defend against
• To destroy or ruin
• To assign or give credit to

The word PREDATORY most nearly means:

• Preying on or ravenous
• Foreign or charmingly unfamiliar
• Thin and pale
• Lowly and humble