Jacomino: Vocab Unit 1- Exercises 1-4
The relationship between the two characters __________ the main themes of the novel. Evinced/Deduced/Induct/Conducive/Impetuous
Evinced
Exercise 2
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will not be used
The impetus for the riot that took place in the town square was most likely...
...the governor's embezzlement of public funds
When a businessman is criticized by his boss for being IMPETUOUS, we can assume the businessman has probably NOT...
...taken proper precautions
When paleontologists find a dinosaur's bones in an area, they can deduce that...
...there will be others nearby
The army was considered invincible because...
...they had never been defeated
A protracted struggle over land between the two countries resulted in...
...a feeling of bitter resentment between their peoples
The company attempted to induce its employees to take shorter vacations by...
...compensating them for unused vacation days
Because we knew that once George made up his mind, he would be completely intractable, we...
...didn't try to force him to join track
Nothing evinces the powerful effects of pollution like...
...fish caught in plastic waste
The governor decided to retract his statement because...
...he had offended his constituents
If one boy INDUCES another boy to tip over a garbage can, we can assume the second boy is...
...impetuous
It seemed rather impetuous of our club president to simply...
...kick someone out for opposing him
Many piano players find that loud noises and visual distractions are not conducive to...
...learning new songs
In order to overcome some provincial tendencies in my own thinking, I...
...need to keep an open mind
In one of my more petulant moods, I told my noisy roommate to...
...shut his trap
If the new family in the city apartment is looked down upon for being PROVINCIAL, they probably came from...
...somewhere else with different customs
Nothing __________ Ben's tendency to act without thinking more than his __________ decision to become a daredevil pilot. A. evinces; impetuous B. retracts; impetuous C. induces; intractable D. deduces; provincial
A
Can we __________ from the uproar in the newspapers that the senator has refused to __________ his controversial statement? A. retract; induce B. deduce; retract C. evince; deduce D. retract; evince
B
What was the __________ for the supposedly __________ hockey team's decision not to play in the game? A. conviction; induce B. impetus; invincible C. impetus; petulant D. provincial; retract
B
Sam became so __________ that he ran away and climbed a tree, and nothing could __________ him to come down. A. protracted; intractable B. conducive; evince C. petulant; induce D. provincial; retract
C
Exercise 3
Choose the set of words that best completes the sentence
Exercise 4
Complete the sentence by drawing an inference about the italicized word from its context.
Exercise 1
Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word
Certain kinds of soil are more __________ to growing prize roses.
Conducive
The __________ argument that raged in the office for days was not __________ to getting work done. A. provincial; petulant B. impetuous; provincial C. petulant; protracted D. protracted; conducive
D
When Mike saw Hugh and Lena talking and laughing together, he __________ that they were no longer fighting. Evinced/Deduced/Induct/Conducive/Impetuous
Deduced
Wasn't it kind of __________ to volunteer for a job you knew nothing about? Evinced/Deduced/Induct/Conducive/Impetuous
Impetuous
The __________ for his decision to play the violin was his early love of symphonic music. Impetus/Induce/Provincial/Intractable/Conducive
Impetus
After the accident with the horse, nothing could ever __________ Albert to go back to the farm. Impetus/Induce/Provincial/Intractable/Conducive
Induce
Jamie was so __________ that she refused to move her car from the sidewalk even when ordered to do so by the police. Impetus/Induce/Provincial/Intractable/Conducive
Intractable
Harry may be a good chess player, but he's not __________. Petulant/Evince/Invincible/Protracted/Retract
Invincible
I hardly expected a grown man to become so __________ when I awakened him at three in the morning. Petulant/Evince/Invincible/Protracted/Retract
Petulant
The__________debate between the two senators bored some people, but also led to some important reforms. Petulant/Evince/Invincible/Protracted/Retract
Protracted
Laughing at someone for having a different accent than yours makes you seem __________. Impetus/Induce/Provincial/Intractable/Conducive
Provincial
When I realized I was wrong, I decided to __________ everything I had said. Petulant/Evince/Invincible/Protracted/Retract
Retract
