Unit 1 Vocabulary
Carefully chosen words in the pamphlets may _____ readers to stage a sit-in
Incite
Even the most ___ sports-hater might be won over by the fast paced excitement of extreme snowboarding
Intransigent
Exigent
Urgent; pressing
Turbulent
Very excited or upset
The ____ emotions Jessie felt on a day-to-day basis left her exhausted
Turbulent
On the day Ben had the good fortune to be assigned a report on his favorite musician, he set out for the library with ____
Alacrity
The troops defending the fort feared that a huge enemy force would ____ the defenses of the stronghold
Assay
Rather than allowing its characters to develop, the film moves with _____ to the gory shootout at the end
Celerity
Turbid
Cloudy; confused
Marty's ____ account of his experiences during the war left the audience with a much clearer understanding of what happened
Cogent
Alacrity
Enthusiastic quickness
Because they were under extremely ____ circumstances, the committee took immediate action
Exigent
Nothing will ____ Kathleen more than seeing someone be unkind to a child
Perturb
Intransigent
Refusing to compromise
My aunt Pearl fainted dead away, but we were soon able to ____ her
Resuscitate
Solicitous
Showing care or worry
If you act a bit more ____ towards your clients, they will understand that you really want to help them
Solicitous
Celerity
Speed or quickness
Cogent
Strong and to the point; convincing
Resuscitate
To bring back to consciousness
Perturb
To make worried or upset
Incite
To stir up; to provoke
Assay
To test, analyze
Critics noted that the writer had once produced clear, delightful prose, but his poetry now was merely a(n) ___ and confusing stream
Turbid