English IV Vocabulary 1

The catcher ___________ the steal and threw the runner out at second base.

• anticipated

• persevere

• reluctant

to look forward to something with pleasure; to think that something will happen before it does

• anticipate

• aspire

• persevere

During an attempt to climb Mt. Everest, some people on the expedition were able to make it to the top because they chose to __________ through the hard parts of the climb.

• persevere

• expectation

• reluctant

Joe was ____________ to work hard, so he was fired from his job.

• reluctant

• aspire

• expectation

to have great ambition

• aspire

• persevere

• expectation

to continue in spite of difficulties

• persevere

• anticipate

• reluctant

believing that a certain thing will happen

• expectation

• reluctant

• aspire

Sophia _____________ to be an Olympic gymnast, so she practices every day for four hours.

• aspires

• reluctant

• anticipates

After years of preparation, the astronauts had high _____________ for success on the mission.

• expectations

• reluctant

• persevere

unwilling

• reluctant

• persevere

• aspire