Vocab Test #3 (Compound-Complex Sentence)

Question 1

Avocation

Answer 1

Since Brandon took up an avocation, he seems much happier and he performs better at work.

Question 2

Callous

Answer 2

When Sarah’s dad died, she became very callous, for she wouldn’t allow herself to cry during the funeral.

Question 3

Capricious

Answer 3

She’s capricious as could be, but when she’s at a jewelry store, she knows exactly what she wants.

Question 4

Disparity

Answer 4

The employees felt a great disparity between them and their superiors, so the employees were very unhappy, since they weren’t getting the attention they deserved.

Question 5

Efficacy

Answer 5

By the time the disaster struck, the young man’s efficacy was greatly feared, so the community decided to take him down.

Question 6

Epistle

Answer 6

The first time Janie received her grandmother’s epistle, she groaned about it’s length and she refused to read it.

Question 7

Hospice

Answer 7

Now that the couple finally arrived at the hospice, they changed out of their dirty clothes and they took a shower.

Question 8

Impetus

Answer 8

Until Grace felt an impetus, she stayed inside and she watched lots of television.

Question 9

Moribund

Answer 9

Grandma was moribund, so we took her to the hospice, where she could get full care.

Question 10

Vacillate

Answer 10

To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver.
When people vacillate, it drives Gage insane and it makes him annoyed.