Chapter 2 vocabulary

Rob's ____ was whether to go to work feeling sick or to stay home and loose a days pay.

• dilemma

• demoralize

• curt

• wary

Be__, when something sounds too good to be true-- it -probably is.

• dilemma

• retort

• wary

• zeal

I have to watch my budget because I have a (n)__ to over spend.

• zeal

• retort

• subsequent

• inclination

The director cut off most of the auditioning singers with a (n) ___ response: "Thank you. That will be all."

• sabotage

• curt

• irate

• wary

The striking miners planned to __ one of the mines by blowing up the main entrances.

• demoralize

• inclination

• wary

• sabotage

Because Devin expected to get an A on his research paper, receiving a grade of C truly __ (e)d him.

• curt

• demoralize

• irate

• zeal

The team played miserably in the first game of the season, but they managed to win all __ games.

• retort

• sabatage

• subsequent

• wary

My father always became __ when any of this children came home after curfew.

• retort

• zeal

• curt

• wary

If adolescents could apply to their studies just a bit of the __ they feel for music and video games. their grades would improve dramatically.

• wary

• zeal

• irate

• curt

When the wisecracking waiter said, "That hat looks ridiculous, lady," the women stated, "I didn't come here to be insulted." "That's what you think!" ___(e)d the waiter.

• dilemma

• retort

• zeal

• curt