AVID 10 Vocabulary Quiz Practice #8

Question 1

Cindy filed a _______________ because she was treated unfairly at work.

Accepted Answer

grievance

Question 2

Her classroom was an ____________ of all sorts of people. Various backgrounds were represented.

Accepted Answer

amalgam

Question 3

She used foul language in class for all to hear. It was a _____________ violation of the rules.

Accepted Answer

blatant

Question 4

The strong smell of burnt rubber ______________ long after the car has driven away.

Accepted Answer

lingers

Question 5

_________________ from one's own family can be more emotionally painful than from an enemy.

Accepted Answer

maltreatment

Question 6

Do you have the _______________ to get to college? It takes dedication despite the setbacks.

Accepted Answer

fortitude

Question 7

Although she was _________________ by her injury, she pressed on and did her best anyway.

Accepted Answer

encumbered

Question 8

It seemed he was __________________ his story because some of the details were unrealistic.

Accepted Answer

embellishing

Question 9

Joseph had spent more money than he had in his account so he was operating at a ______________.

Accepted Answer

deficit

Question 10

She felt _______________ toward her boss for treating her unfairly.

Accepted Answer

resentment

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