Weekly Vocab Review - Set 2

Maria _____________ to become a nurse after her own experience in the hospital when she broke her leg.

• suppressed

• aspired

• conscientious

• engrossed

After Daxton burped so loudly at dinner that you could almost see the stink lines, his older sister said, " That was truly _____________! Learn some manners!"

• conscientious

• tactless

• abortive

• heady

In the aftermath of the Hurricane Harvey, several Houstonians volunteered to help _____________ water, food, and blankets to people in need.

• rout

• dispense

• engrossed

• suppress

When I was a teenager, I fondly remember digging through my car for a cassette tape to jam out too. It makes me nostalgic to reflect on the fact that cassettes are now _____________, having been replaced with CDs and now cloud-based streaming services.

• defunct

• suppressed

• engrossed

• aspire

Sometimes teenagers feel that their ideas or voices are _____________ when an adult interrupts them during a conversation or argument.

• conscientious

• abortive

• suppressed

• heady

A large _____________ of meerkats escaped from their zoo habitat yesterday. Witnesses reported that many were seen in the gift store, trying on bright t-shirts and wacky sunglasses.

• defunct

• conscientious

• rout

• engrossed

After his _____________ effort at juggling chainsaws, Alfonso decided that he would learn a less risky hobby.

• suppressed

• defunct

• conscientious

• abortive

My friend Jessica is so _____________; she always gives gifts to her friends without wanting anything in return.

• conscientious

• tactless

• suppressed

• engrossed

When Astro World was open, I loved going on the Texas Cyclone, a huge wooden rollercoaster. Even before the ride began, I would wait in the line with a _____________ sense of excitement.

• defunct

• rout

• heady

• conscientious

Lately, I've been _____________ in relaxing and calming music.

• apired

• abortive

• dispensed

• engrossed