Review: Advancing Vocabulary Skills, Unit 2 Chapter 7

When my grandmother died, I found _____ in the thought that she had lived a long, happy life.

Jan writes at least three drafts of every paper so that the final result will be _______. She wants each assignment she turns in to be perfect.

Bob can't get his boss to say whether or not he intends to give him a raise. When Bob asks, he _________s saying, "You've been doing good work, Bob."

I unexpectedly ran into an old friend who started her own business. This _________ meeting led to a summer job offer for me.

Because she is bilingual, Elena often serves as a ________ between the Spanish- and English-speaking people in her office.

The boss is in a bad mood today, so he's not ______ to tolerate any mistakes.

_____________ toward her elderly neighbor, Marie calls every day to see how he is feeling and if he needs anything.

Because Ivan has a _________ to gain weight, he watches what he eats.

The "going-out-of-business" sale was a _________. A year later, the store was still open.

Many people consider child abuse such a(n) ________ crime that they think the penalties should be as harsh as possible.