Vocab List #7

The person who came before me is considered my _________.

• ellicit

• tenet

• predecessor

• ominous

The word "systematic" is a(n)...

• Noun

• Adjective or Adverb

• Verb

• Conjunction

The word "imbue" is a(n)...

• Noun

• Adjective or Adverb

• Verb

• Conjunction

I was _______ to see my favorite college team win in the playoffs!

• elated

• prudent

• antipathy

• histrionic

With only two dollars to spend, the child​ (a)   between buying a brand new toy or his favorite candy. After deciding on the new toy, he wondered if he had made a(n)​ (b)   decision.

• vacillated
• prudent
• traversed
• averted
• ellicit
• antipathy

Jane had a(n) _______ towards rice pudding. The grossly-textured dish left a foul taste in her mouth.

• disingenuous

• innocuous

• antipathy

• coherence

Peeking out from under the covers, Sarah quickly ​ (a)   (turned away) her eyes from the​ dark and​ (b)   corner of her room, because she knew she had a ​ (c)   towards Nyctophobia (extreme fear of the dark), so she wanted to avoid manifesting her fears into nightmares.

• averted
• ominous
• propensity
• ellicit
• coalesced
• innocuous
• traversed

Honesty is a core ____ of being a student, so cheating would be a direct violation of that principle.

As an interrogator, John's job is to _____ (provoke) a confession out of his suspect.

The remark Jenny made toward me seemed ​ (a)   (harmless) at first, but I quickly came to realize how much her statement affected me. I confronted her about it, but her apology seemed ​ (b)   . As a result of her being insincere, I found it ​ (c)   to avoid spending time with her as much as possible.

• innocuous
• disingenuous
• prudent
• excursion
• histrionic
• propensity