ELA8 Vocabulary Test - 22

Rachel Carson hoped her book Silent Spring would prompt people to be in _________ with her view on the use of insecticides.

• accord

• entail

• barter

The mayor warned of an  _____________  crisis unless measures are taken immediately to conserve the city's water supply.

• accord

• impending

• curt

When we moved from an apartment to a house, we found that being homeowners _______________ more responsibilities than we had imagined.

• devises

• entails

• ferrets

Instead of trying to ______ an elaborate excuse, why not tell them exactly what happened and hope for the best?

• barter

• curt

• devise

Despite my best efforts, I was unable to __________ out the time and place of the meeting.

• engross

• ferret

• habituate

Although we all long for world peace, we should not allow ourselves to ________ away our liberties to secure it. 

• barter

• curt

• ferret

The telegram contained a _________ message ordering me to return home as soon as possible.

• curt

• dexterous

• impending

Good office managers must be _______________ in using their powers to meet goals without discouraging employees.

• curt

• dexterous

• impending

During the oil crisis of the 1970s, Americans had to ______________ themselves to lower indoor temperatures and decreased use of private transportation.

• barter

• entail

• habituate

_____________ in texting, the pedestrian, completely oblivious to his environment, fell right into a manhole.

• Engrossed

• Entailed

• Impending