week `10 vocab

an act or instance of intruding;

a disturbance of somebody's peace o

• PACIFIST

• NOVICE

• INTRUSION

• RHETORIC

Speech or writing that communicates its point persuasively

• PACIFIST

• NOVICE

• INTRUSION

• RHETORIC

A person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed

• PACIFIST

• NOVICE

• INTRUSION

• RHETORIC

Once the town renovated its downtown and opened several new restaurants, it experienced a large _______________________ of visitors, which boosted the local economy.

• influx

• intrusion

• novice

• pacifist

My brother is a complete _______ at the dinner table; he talks with his mouth full, eats with his hands, and belches throughout the dinner.

• influx

• fatality

• farce

• heathen

Mahatma Ghandi was one of history’s greatest _______________________; he was the primary leader in India’s independence movement and also designed a form of nonviolent civil disobedience that influenced the world.

• influx

• intrusion

• novice

• pacifist

My _________ in the tennis match is a two-time state champion, so I am very intimidated about playing against him.

• aptitute

• adversary

• congregation

• countenance

• discontent

After years of living with parents who fight all of the time, Jennifer is often depressed and feels great _________ with her life.

• aptitute

• adversary

• congregation

• countenance

• discontent

His ___________ was always marked by a mischievous grin and a twinkle in his clear blue eyes.

• aptitute

• adversary

• congregation

• countenance

• discontent

The district attorney addressed the ________ of reporters and other interested parties who had gathered outside the courthouse awaiting news of the verdict.

• aptitute

• adversary

• congregation

• countenance

• discontent