Vocabulary Workshop unit 8 Set B

They found ash which was a _____ of the house fire.

• simultaneous

• incentive

• nub

• remnant

The store gave a(n) _____ of twenty percent off everything in order to generate sales so I bought a new wardrobe for school.

• ordain

• incentive

• nub

• remnant

The wave caused the boat to _____ during the storm.

• capsize

• evict

• ordain

• pervade

The rumor that I was getting a new car began to _____ throughout the school and everyone wanted to be my friend.

• capsize

• evict

• pervade

• ordain

The _____ gunfire by the two dueling men made the onlookers think this would end badly for both of them.

• remnant

• legible

• disputatious

• simultaneous

The manuscript was _____ because it was written clearly.

• nub

• legible

• ordain

• pervade

The book club discussed the _____ of the story which conveyed the author's true intention.

• incentive

• remnant

• nub

• ordain

The head of the church came out to _____ the new minister and we watched while he was anointed.

• ordain

• pervade

• evict

• capsize

The child was _____ when it came time for her to go to bed which made bedtime a nightmare.

• incentive

• nub

• remnant

• disputatious

He decided to _____ his quarrelsome friend from the car after they argued for an hour.

• capsize

• pervade

• evict

• ordain