In Cold Blood Vocab Part 1

In April her chance came to her; came in that accidental, ___________ way to momentous happenings have.

• equestrian

• haphazard

• decorative

• quatitative

These reflections made me very sensible of the goodness of Providence to me, and very thankful for my present condition, with all its hardships and misfortunes; and this part also I cannot but recommend to the reflection of those who are apt, in their misery, to say, "Is an affliction like mine?'

• a state of elated bliss

• the state of being under the control of a force or influence

• the state of being shut out

• a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

It dines on though, toxic leaves that take weeks to digest and provide little energy-leading to infamously __________lifestyle.

• languid

• biased

• viable

• graphic

repertoire

• a publication containing a variety of works

• a place of business where duties are performed

• the amount by which something grows

• the range of skills in a particular field or occupation

It's no use treating everything as if it were mysterious and ____ as God is supposed to be.

• ineffable

• squalid

• unsightly

• glacial

coterie

• matrix

• clique

• queue

• cordon

But Tess still kept going; if she could not fill her part she would have to leave; and this contingency, which she would have regarded with _____ and even with relief a month or two earlier, had become a terror since d'Urberville had begun to hover around her.

• atheism

• alliteration

• equanimity

• extraction

Which of these would most likely be considered encumbrance?

• a circus performer who performs gravity-defying stunts

• a warm cup of coffee on a cold day

• a large increase in your weekly salary

• a heavy suitcase that you need to lug from place to place

Which of the following would be best considered an affront?

• a very outgoing person

• a stop sign

• the face of a building

• an insult

ramshackle

• liable to sudden unpredictable change

• deficient in alertness or activity

• offensively malodorous

• in deplorable condition