Call of the Wild Ch. 6 Vocab. Quiz

Following the earthquake, the hospitals were so full of patients desperate for ________ the doctors and nurses could not keep up.

• transients

• ministrations

• contagion

• provocation

There is a two week ________ period following knee surgery before you can begin doing physical therapy.

• vaunt

• peremptorily

• conjuration

• convalescence

The announcer at the basketball game was _________ because the p.a. system kept going in and out.

• incoherent

• transient

• convalescence

• peremptorily

Her celebration of earning an "A" on her exam was ________ because she had another one to study for the next day.

• vaunt

• conjuration

• transient

• ebb

Since he wanted the promotion, when Joe's boss _________ assigned him so much work, rather than ask for help, he worked twelve-hour days all week to meet the deadline.

• vaunt

• peremptorily

• contagion

• provocation

He would lose his temper at the slightest _______.

• provocation

• vaunt

• contagion

• ministration

It is always nice when a professional athlete is humble and does not ______ about their accomplishments.

• incoherent

• provoke

• ebb

• vaunt

• The news created a ________ of fear that spread through the country.

• contagion

• provocation

• ministration

• peremptorily

In order to break the sleeping spell, the witch had to generate a stronger _______.

• contagion

• conjuration

• ebb

• convalescence

Our enthusiasm for winning the Super Bowl soon began to ____ as we realized we had to get up and go to school in the morning.

• transient

• incoherent

• contagion

• ebb