Vocabulary Quiz

The librarian had to _______________ the noisy students several times before they settled down.

Because of a serious _______________ of the rules, two players were ejected from the game. Our troops were unable to _______________ the enemy's lines during the battle.

Ancient caravans passing through desolate areas were sometimes attacked by _______________.

It is important for a diplomat to behave in a manner that is both discreet and _______________.

Under certain circumstances the U.S. government has the right to _______________ private property.

The bus was filled to capacity with holiday shoppers carrying large and _______________ packages.

The refusal of labor and management to modify their demands __________ the contract negotiations.

• standoff

• impasse

• agreement

• accord

• breakthrough

The scent of lilacs slowly __________ through the open window.

During the crisis the President found himself caught in a painful __________.

• predicament

• quandary

• pickle

• bind

Time had __________ almost all signs of the struggle that took place on that famous battlefield.

• blot out

• erase

• expunge