Unit 9 Section 2 Vocabulary

With the help of my friends, I not only got through an adverse situation, but I also learned from it.

• unfortunate

• pleasant

• surprising

• terrifying

When the new computer system crashed because of a virus, we had to temporarily revert to an old one.

• fall back; return

• switch; change

• upgrade; improve

• avoid; ignore

Rather than using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to extort information from members of the city council.

• coerce

• beg for

• falsify

• give

One of the more voluble teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to stay and listen.

• talkative; chatty

• quiet; shy

• mean; rude

• odd; unusual

That audience had the pleasure of watching a good opera evolve into a truly spectacular one.

• unfold; progress; develop

• decline; revert

• perform; demonstrate; show

• remain consistent

I try to be open-minded rather than inflexible when it comes to the subject of love.

• rigid; stiff

• compromising

• negative

• enthusiastic

A quick, sarcastic retort silenced the journalists who had asked an inappropriate question.

• reply; response; answer

• question; inquiry; interrogation

• joke; wisecrack

• story; anecdote

Our small, agile boat could easily navigate the tortuous curves of the river.

• twisting; winding

• dangerous; life-threatening

• straight-forward; simple

• turtle-like

By varying the inflection on a particular word or note, a singer can bring many different meanings out of the same song.

• pitch

• volume

• facial expression

• language

The reasoning behind the budget disaster was so convoluted that no one could begin to untangle it.

• complicated

• unusual; unique

• simple

• extremely bad