C1 Vocabulary Review

The attorney asked the reporters not to ______ his client with questions until he had made a statement.

• barrage

• compel

• incomprehensible

• sage

• vocation

My mother gave me ________ directions that got us lost in the middle of the city.

• barrage

• compel

• incomprehensible

• sage

• vocation

In some cases, the government will torture spies to _____ them to reveal their secrets.

• barrage

• compel

• incomprehensible

• sage

• vocation

When I have questions about my courses, I often seek advice from my ______, my college mentor.

• barrage

• compel

• incomprehensible

• sage

• vocation

Because I love sharing knowledge, I chose to teach as my life’s _____.

• barrage

• compel

• incomprehensible

• sage

• vocation

The news about our classes next year requiring 5 page papers every week was a _______ concept for us.

• aficionado

• disquieting

• genre

• stupefy

• unscrupulous

Abdul is a history buff and a World War II ______ who can tell you anything you want to know about the 1940s.

• aficionado

• disquieting

• genre

• stupefy

• unscrupulous

Rock was his favorite ______ of music, but he also had a secret love for country

• aficionado

• disquieting

• genre

• stupefy

• unscrupulous

The ________ banker was happy when he foreclosed on the elderly woman’s farm.

• aficionado

• disquieting

• genre

• stupefy

• unscrupulous

For a moment, it seemed as though the unusual medical condition would _______ the inexperienced doctor.

• aficionado

• disquieting

• genre

• stupefy

• unscrupulous