a completely different line of thought

Unit 7 Vocab Quiz Flashcards

1

placing too much emphasis on trivial details

tangent
persnickety
myopic
replete

2

abstain

to restrain oneself
to cause or give rise to
to gradually decline or waste away
to cheat someone out of money

3

The main theme of the novel so far is that...

people are born racist.
racism infects everything it touches.
people can get along.
even the best people are prejudiced.

4

a disaster, fiasco, or mess.

debacle
harangue
bilk
myopic

5

to be the cause of, to bring about.

bilk
replete
engender
tangen

6

When Jack explains that he thinks the DA is "railroading" Otis, he means...

Otis is getting what he deserved.
Otis actually threatened to kill the cop.
The DA is prosecuting him fairly.
The DA is trying to see him executed.

7

tangent

a completely different line of thought
to gradually waste away
to lecture in an aggressive way
to cheat someone out of their money

8

lacking imagination, short-sighted

persnickety
harangue
bilk
myopic

9

Larry is a good man, but...

his anger towards society effects those he loves.
he drinks too much.
he lies.
he is having an affair.

10

Deteriorate, wither

bilk
debacle
abstain
atrophy

11

harangue

full
accost, rant at
fussy
short-sighted

12

Julie's defining feature is that she is...

young
white
blind
innocent

13

Bilk

fussy
tangent
to cheat someone out of money
digression, non-sequitur

14

The rocket launch that Mark and Julie watch is representative of...

white privilege.
their father's drinking problem.
the burden of technology.
the racial tensions in Houston.

15

Jack is a good man, but...

he drinks a little too much.
he can't control his children.
racism is infiltrating his family.
he can be verbally abusive.

16

filled or well-supplied

harangue
tangent
persnickety
replete

Unit 7 Vocab Quiz

Questions 16

Unit 7 Vocab Quiz

Questions 16