Vocab Unit 1 (Sr)

Young children sometimes _________________ their parent's motives.

• misconstrue

• allude

• fathom

• placate

I find no one more _________________ than a person who insists on talking instead of listening to the things I have to say.

• obnoxious

• superficial

• exemplary

• potent

If the British government had made a sincere effort to _______________ the colonists, would the American Revolution have occurred?

• placate

• allude

• fathom

• misconstrue

There was no wind to disturb the ____________ surface of the lake.

• placid

• clairvoyant

• endemic

• obnoxious

It was clear that the student's book review was so similar to a review in a newspaper that it constituted outright ________________.

• plagiarism

• guile

• integrity

• pretext

The prospect of high starting salaries is a _______________ argument for pursuing a career in computer science.

• potent

• placid

• coclusive

• stark

On the ________________ of delivering a package, the burglar sought to gain entrance to the house.

• pretext

• guile

• itinerary

• fathom

If you allow your foot to _________________ into the aisle, someone may trip over it.

• protrude

• fathom

• allude

• placate

By the end of his brief reign, the Roman emperor was clearly __________ raving mad.

• stark

• superficial

• disreputable

• clairvoyant

Many a young idealist has found it difficult to accept the ___________ realities of life.

• stark

• conclusive

• exemplary

• obnoxious