Vocab 2 Practice Problems
A glass paperweight with a brass tag commemorating 15 yrs of service, this ... was presented to Devon by the company.
Bauble
Most of the workers were intimidated by Loren's ... management techniques.
Bestial
Devon's home life was as ... as his uninteresting manner at work.
Bland
Some were hefty snippets of wool, and others were ... scraps of silk.
Diaphanous
He developed a very weary look; he had become both ... and apathetic from the exhausting monotony of filling out purchase orders.
Effete
Loren's many changes and ... to company guidelines.
Emendation
The laggards usually tried to ... their poor performance by claiming unfair wages.
Extenuate
He listened to some of the younger workers ... about how quickly they were promoted.
Gloat
"Changes" to company guidelines caused an ... in both the warehouse and sales room.
Maelstrom
An old, yellow postcard he had once ... on his bulletin board with a thumbtack.
Impaled
The people who quit, she reasoned, were just ... to meeting the expected monthly profit margin.
Impediments
Headquarters appointed Loren to replace a(n) ... manager who had been spotted on the golf course.
Impotent
Loren spent the first to weeks familiarizing herself with the ... of shelves and palettes in the warehouse.
Labyrinth
A form of .... rapidly replaced his apathy and he found himself simply wishing the company would go bankrupt.
Nihilism
Knocked the glass bubble to the floor, where the .... still can be hear crunching beneath the wheels of antiquated office chairs.
Shard