ELA8 Test - Week 22

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

• devise
• barter
• ferret

The labor union reached an ______ with management before the midnight deadline.

• entail
• accord
• impending

By tradition, an ________ requires that our great-grandmother's paintings must pass to the oldest child.

• accord
• ferret
• entail

According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau, the brother of Jacob, _____ away his birthright for a hot meal.

• bartered
• accorded
• engrossed

No matter how long it takes, we'll keep asking questions until we _______ out the true story.

• engross
• ferret
• habituate

Rookies who quickly ____________ themselves to discipline can make important contributions to a team.

• ferret
• habituate
• engross

Chik Filet employees are trained to give complete and polite answers to questions, not _______ responses.

• curt
• dexterous
• impending

The __________ movements of those master chefs we see on TV took years of practice to perfect.

• dexterous
• impending
• curt

If you have studied hard, you have no reason to worry about your _________ final exams.

• impending
• curt
• dexterous

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

• Impending
• Engrossed
• Accorded