Vocabulary

During which event would someone be most likely to experience adversity?

• studying for a quiz

• getting ready for school

• going on vacation

That was cruel of you to _________ him in front of his friends.

• amnesty

• belittle

• futile

• misconstrue

I have a __________ that there is something dark at work here.

• narcissism

• misgiving

• manifestation

To __________ her need to sleep, the college student took caffeine pills during final exam week.

• transcend

• exile

• ponder

• transaction

The Chinese government offered ________________ to students if they would leave Tiananmen Square.

• treason

• amnesty

• censorship

• defiance

My teacher has to _______________ me to talk in class discussions.

• exile

• betray

• misconstrue

• compel

Which of the following are signs that someone is inept at writing essays?

• they use examples from literature

• they organize into paragraphs

• they do not capitalize the beginning of each sentence

• they doodle all over the page

Which of the following is most dubious?

• school is cancelled for the rest of the year

• only a few people failed the reading quiz

• spring break was awesome

• teenagers are often bored at school

The test scheduled for Friday before Spring Break caused severe __________.

• amnesty

• narcissism

• precedence

• backlash

Which of the following would cause contempt?

• getting yelled at by your parent in front of your crush

• getting an A on an essay