Unit 9 Vocab Quiz - 7th grade

The location of Veranda’s new apartment was

perfect; it was situated in close

________________________ to her new job

• reception

• fluctuation

• proximity

• detachment

• compromise

When Tabitha heard the unkind things Travis

said about her, she was on the

________________________ of tears.

• harassment

• badgering

• tedium

• verge

• agitation

When Lila requested to forego training, her

supervisor replied that training was

________________________ for all new

employees.

• haughty

• pretentious

• illustrious

• compulsory

• legendary

Craig could hardly wait for the

________________________ occasion of his

sister’s wedding, with all its parties and

celebrations.

• necessitious

• haughty

• compulsory

• momentous

• pretentious

At the ________________________ of the

story, the children were completely enraptured

by the plot.

• compulsion

• climax

• momentum

• necessity

• principal

Elvis Presley was a

________________________ musician; his

music will be remembered for a long time.

• compulsory

• haughty

• tedious

• legendary

• pretentious

After winning the match, Phillip behaved in

a(n) ________________________ manner

that he offended everyone.

• legendary

• illustrious

• climactic

• compulsory

• haughty

Tiger Woods has led a(n)

________________________ life; many

people envy his good fortune and fame.

• illustrious

• haughty

• pretentious

• compulsory

• necessitous

The ________________________ duty of a

salesman is to influence customers to

purchase his products.

• momentous

• haughty

• principal

• pretentious

• illustrious

The children of the famous actress were so

proud they offended all the other children with

their ________________________ ways.

• compulsory

• pretentious

• climactic

• illustrious

• momentous