Vocabulary Unit 12 Quiz

Some people fear that hostile aliens will come to Earth to ____________ humans.

• befriend

• abduct

• balk

The opposing team scored an additional run because of the pitcher's ____________.

• balk

• abduction

• earmark

Workers at the city dump were asked to ____________ the trash to save space.

• confer

• compact

• implement

The committee will ____________ before taking any action on the new contract.

• confer

• prevail

Let's ____________ the money we received for new candy at the school store.

• thrive

• abduct

• earmark

Antarctica has a very ____________ climate.

• mild

• tropical

• frigid

With such ____________ evidence proving the man's innocence, all charges will be dropped.

• strident

• indisputable

• stealthy

Before one can compete in the Olympics, they must undergo ____________ training and practice in their chosen sport.

• intensive

• valiant

• scant

It takes steady hands to successfully ____________ a scalpel during an operation.

• maneuver

• incalculable

• confer

During the war, the Resistance continually tried to ____________ the enemy's military installations.

• confer

• thrive

• sabotage