VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 25
5. We were tired when we reached the , but the spectacular
view of the valley below was worth the hike.
a. circumference
b. summit
c. fulcrum
d. nadir
6. The suit had a(n) odor, as if it had been stored in a trunk for
a long time.
a. aged
b. scented
c. musty
d. decrepit
7. Because his workplace was so busy and noisy, he longed most of all for
.
a. solitude
b. association
c. loneliness
d. irrelevancy
8. The teacher put the crayons on the bottom shelf to make them
to the young children.
a. accessible
b. receptive
c. eloquent
d. ambiguous
9. My computer was state-of-the-art when I bought it three years ago, but
now it is _____.
a. current
b. dedicated
c. unnecessary
d. outmoded