1984 Vocab Review

When people are constantly repeating the questions that others already asked, their peers look at them like they are _____.

• imbeciles

• heretics

• zealots

• vitriol

People who teach next to Mr. Dodge's room complain about the ____ that comes from his room regularly.

• iniquities

• vitriol

• din

• jostle

The boys' locker room is ____; someone usually sprays too much cologne, which does not mix well with body odor.

• malignant

• mutable

• conspicuous

• acrid

There are some days when school feels _____; the clock seems to tick so slowly.

• feral

• interminable

• deprecating

• eccentric

After Daniel crossed the stage at graduation, he jumped in a fit of _____ because he was so excited that he actually graduated.

• obeisance

• vitriol

• eccentricity

• delirium

Some students view their teachers as ____ when they talk about needing to type their papers on a typewriter.

• archaic

• desultory

• perturb

• din

Zain comes in with a _____ excuse about why he is late every morning; he almost always blames his sisters.

• proliferated

• abashed

• contrived

• beseeched

The students ____ Mrs. Johnson to move the vocabulary test to another date. Obviously, she said no.

• proliferated

• repudiated

• abashed

• beseeched

When we told students they have to write a research paper next, they looked at us _______; then, Ramses looked ____ as we noticed tears streaming down his face.

• incredulously; doleful

• archaically; acrid

• desultorily; sordid

• sanctimoniously; mutable

During UCC, a lot of seniors goals were to ____ the freshmen by beating them in every event. It did not always happen that way...

• emaciate

• contrive

• procure

• abash