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