Online Vocab Unit 2

He wanted to __________ painting skills so that he could eventually go into business painting houses.

• browse

• tamper

• shirk

• acquire

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained

• whim

• mortify

• endure

• hospitable

Slow music encourages retail shoppers to ___________ longer so they end up spending more.

• copious

• rant

• acquire

• browse

To interfere with, alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

• rant

• shirk

• tamper

• copious

It takes a ___________ amount of food to suppress my hungry appetite.

• copious

• tamper

• rant

• whim

To avoid (one's assigned duties) or to avoid dealing with something

• mortify

• hospitable

• shirk

• copious

The pain was almost too great to _____________, but I pushed forward and finished running despite having a sprained ankle.

• browse

• acquire

• endure

• tamper

To talk in a noisy, excited, or wild manner

• Rant

• Shirk

• Endure

• Whim

They are __________ to people from their own city, but have no respect for outsiders.

• mortify

• shirk

• copious

• hospitable

To cause someone to feel embarrassment, shame or humiliation

• acquire

• hospitable

• mortify

• tamper