VOCABULARY 7,8_ESC21

In ____________, with the benefits of hindsight, it is clear that this was a bad decision.

• reflection
• retrospect
• status quo
• a second thought

Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail a long-winded journey and ups and downs ____.

• aplenty
• inexhaustibly
• profusely
• superabundant

None of his relatives really understood the full ____________ of his difficulty or his desperation.

• degree
• dimension
• extent
• width

It’s quite unreasonable to ask me to organize the conference at such short ____________.

• warning
• notice
• time
• advance

I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ____________ this morning.

• slow-witted
• far-reaching
• off-hand
• top-heavy

A few tears were _____________ by both parents when Maria finally left home.

• flowed
• poured
• shed
• streamed

______ at home requires only three types of chemicals, several pieces of simple equipment, and running water.

• For the development of film
• To develop film
• When film is developed
• In developing film

The bark of a tree thickens ______.

• with age
• it gets older
• as older
• by age

Widely reproduced in magazines and books, ______.

• Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness in his photographs.
• the Western wilderness was depicted in the photographs of Ansel Adams.
• Ansel Adams’ photographs depicted the Western wilderness.
• it was through his photographs that Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness.

This new glue is very useful for small repairs as it ______ very rapidly.

• thickens
• stiffens
• sets
• fixes