Vocab Quiz 2

Lorrie was known for her overreactions when people treated her unfairly. She often planned payback that was extreme compared to the original insult.

• Pension

• Lamentation

• Retribution

The company gained new employees by promising a full salary and benefits that would continue even after they retired.

• Pension

• Readjustment

• Retribution

When Rose saw her friends being rude and disrespectful, she knew she needed to speak out against their actions.

• Incite

• Suppress

• Denounce

Alvaro knew his friends had planned to pull a prank on him for his birthday, but he decided to pull his own prank that would ruin theirs!

• Readjust

• Denounce

• Thwart

Chadwick was such a perfectionist that he spent all weekend moving, fixing, and changing the layout of his new furniture.

• Suppress

• Readjust

• Incite

Abdul had to hold back his honest opinion around his parents because he knew it would just start another argument.

• Suppress

• Lament

• Impending

The speaker motivated his audience by reminding them of how they had been mistreated in the past.

• Incite

• Thwart

• Denounce

Barney wrote several poems and songs to express his sorrow about the end of his high school sports career.

• Readjust

• Eminent

• Lament

Dark, fast-moving clouds are strong predictors of dangerous storms in the near future.

• Inciting

• Impending

• Retribution

Tom was one of the most respected lawyers in his city. When high-profile people found themselves in trouble, their first phone call was to Tom’s office.

• Eminent

• Impending

• Denounce