Vocabulary Workshop B Units 10-12

Apparently, the man could pay off his staggering gambling debts only by ___________________ funds from the company that employed him. 

• ABOUND
• LEISURELY
• SECLUSION
• EMBEZZLING

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Though Ponce de Leon's _____________ for the Fountain of Youth proved futile, he did explore Florida and claim it as territory for the Spanish. 

• MALADY
• QUEST
• RANDOM
• STATUS

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The ________________ of the French Revolution and the Naploeonic Era was succeeded by 100 years of relative peace and quiet in Europe. 

• RANT
• TURMOIL
• BRAGGART
• CACHE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Every once in a while, I like to take time out from my busy schedule to have a _________________ dinner with old friends. 

• LEISURELY
• SECLUSION
• HEARTRENDING
• NOMADIC

The park is always full of soapbox orators _____________ about the inequality of government or society. 

• RANDOM
• DESPONDENT
• REINFORCE
• RANT

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Arthritis is a(n) ______________ that attacks millions of people, especially in middle and old age. 

• PIECEMEAL
• BRAGGART
• MALADY
• MELLOW

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

After putting up all week with the noise and confusion of life in the big city, I enjoy the ___________ of my mountain retreat on the weekends. 

• MELLOW
• CACHE
• SECLUSION
• ABOUND

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

At first, when I couldn't make out what she wanted me to do, I asked her for some __________ of her instructions. 

• NOMADIC
• LETHARGIC
• STATUS
• CLARIFICATION

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

The 2 brothers are both fine athletes, but one is quiet and modest, while the other is an awful _________________.

• MALADY
• BRAGGART
• LETHARGIC
• TURMOIL

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Many homeless people now lead essentially ______________ existences on the streets of our major cities. 

• LEISURELY
• DESPONDENT
• HEARTRENDING
• NOMADIC