#Lang. Arts-Vocab. 7 Sentence Check

Tracy is so vain that she considers it a ____ if a pimple appears anywhere on her face.

calamity

Our history exam will be ____; it will cover everything we've studied since September.

comprehensive

Nobody in Doug's family has a ____ job. His mother is a drummer, his father is a magician, and his uncle is a wine taster.

conventional

When Charlene lost her job because she spoke up for a fellow employee, it was a ____violation of her rights.

flagrant

The way my dog's appetite ____(e)d this week worries me. One day she hardly ate anything, and the next day she gulped down everything I gave her.

fluctuate

Learning the new software program was difficult, but when Maria saw how useful it would be in her work, she was glad she had ____ (e)d.

persevere

Too many people have a child without taking time to ___ parenthood. They give less thought to having a baby than to buying a sofa.

ponder

It took many months of therapy to ____ my aunt after she lost her sight, but now she can get around her home and neighborhood on her own.

rehabilitate

The day we moved, the apartment was in ____. Boxes and people were everywhere, and the baby wouldn't stop crying.

turmoil

Instead of hiring a lawyer, the defendant will ____ to plead her own case in court.

venture