Unit 2 Vocabulary - Madison County Schools

advertisement

Unit 2 Vocabulary

Vote With Your Feet

 a.

Choose the best antonym for assailant

Attacker b.

c.

d.

Mugger

Victim assaulter

Antonyms

C. victim

 a.

b.

Choose the best antonym for contemporary

Antiquated

Present-day c.

d.

Current modern

Antonym

A. antiquated

 a.

Choose the best synonym for constrain

Loosen b.

c.

d.

Restrict

Liberate unfetter

Synonym

B. restrict

 a.

What is the best synonym for arid?

Soggy b.

c.

d.

Fertile

Lush parched

Choose the best synonym

D. Parched

 a.

b.

A judge must remain ___________ in order to render a fair and logical decision.

Groundless

Disinterested c.

d.

Hypocritical manipulative

Fill in the blank with the best word choice from the list.

b. disinterested

 a.

b.

The wives and children cheered enthusiastically when they saw the flags of our Navy’s destroyer ________ in the air.

Depicting

Billowing c.

d.

Constraining confronting

B. Billowing

Since he has said hurtful words to me over the past three days, I feel compelled to ____________ him about his attitude and actions.

A. Confront

B. constrain

C. Depict

D. assailant

A. confront

While it was not an exact image, the painter did _______ my daughter quite accurately in the portrait that I commissioned.

A. Assail

B. Adverse

C. Contemporary

D. depict

D. Depict

It was interesting to watch the little boy

________ his father’s actions; I suppose this is an example of the old saying “like father, like son.”

A. Confront

B. Constrain

C. Mimic

D. encompass

Fill in the blank with the best word choice.

C. mimic

Katie’s fears were ___________, because once she stepped onto the diving board, she bravely dove in like a champ.

A. Incomprehensible

B. Groundless

C. Billowed

D. contemporary

Fill in the blank with the best vocabulary word.

B. groundless

The ocean’s billows rose and fell with the tide.

A. waves

B. Portrait

C. Enclosure

D. constraint

What is the best definition for the underlined word above?

a. waves

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Her sheepish behavior made the people question her ability to be a class leader.

A. Bold

B. Smooth

C. Influential

D. timid

D. timid

The high school’s curriculum _______ a variety of subjects including science, English, art, and geography.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Maximizes

Mimics

Assails encompasses

d. encompasses

The microphone at the drive-thru window at Chic-fil-a is so _______ that the server’s voice is barely audible.

A. Depicted

B. Disinterested

C. Incomprehensible

D. constraining

D. incomprehensible

Download