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[AL] Vocab 9

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  • He finally ______ the courage to ask for a promotion after three years of hard work.
    plucked up
    struck out
    rebelled against
    lived up to
  • Since he is an ______ person, he feels most energized when he is leading team meetings and social events.
    apathetic
    solitary
    extrovert
    prejudiced
  • The couple is going through a ______ and has decided to live apart for a while to rethink their marriage.
    trial separation
    best man
    commitment
    bad patch
  • Her ______ parents were so protective that she wasn't allowed to go to the cinema until she was eighteen.
    single
    independent
    domineering
    weak-minded
  • The students were so ______ that they didn't even look up when the guest speaker entered the room.
    attentive
    apathetic
    conscientious
    mature
  • A ______ child is often the result of parents who never say "no" and provide everything they ask for.
    spoilt
    domineering
    sheltered
    pushy
  • Many people in the office found him ______ because he made jokes about the recent layoffs.
    devoted
    insensitive
    conscientious
    attentive
  • If you want to maintain a healthy relationship, you have to accept the ______ of daily life.
    give and take
    trial separation
    commitment
    bad patch
  • It's hard to make friends with a ______ person who prefers spending every weekend reading alone.
    extrovert
    solitary
    pushy
    domineering
  • After years of working for a big firm, he finally ______ on his own and started a small consultancy.
    hit it off
    struck out
    lived up to
    plucked up
  • Children raised in a ______ environment often find it difficult to cope with the harsh realities of life.
    spoilt
    mature
    sheltered
    pushy
  • We ______ immediately because we both shared a passion for 19th-century literature.
    struck out
    rebelled against
    hit it off
    lived up to
  • Even though her father was a famous lawyer, she decided not to ______ in his footsteps and chose a career in music.
    follow
    hit
    strike
    live
  • The project was a failure because it didn't ______ the high expectations of the investors.
    live up to
    follow in
    strike out
    hit it off
  • Some voters are ______ against the candidate simply because of her young age.
    prejudiced
    devoted
    mature
    attentive
  • The company's new CEO has a very different management style compared to her ______.
    ancestor
    bachelor
    predecessor
    descendant
  • The law regarding ______ offenders is different from the one applied to adults.
    junior
    juvenile
    elder
    toddler
  • He was accused of being too ______ in negotiations, often using intimidation to get what he wanted.
    attentive
    mature
    conscientious
    aggressive