Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

Panacea

• Noun

• Pan= all

• universal remedy; something that can cure any disease

Multiple Choice

Does a panacea actually exist?

• Yes

• No

Indigenous

• Adjective

• Native; born or originating in a particular place

• gen= birth, race, or kind

Multiple Select

Which of these things are indigenous to North America?

• Corn

• Horses

• Tobacco

• Deer

Plight

• Noun

• A dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation

Multiple Choice

Which situation could be described as a plight?

• Losing a football game

• Living in poverty

• Getting married

Fritter

• Verb

• to waste

• Almost always followed by the word "away"

Multiple Select

Which words are synonyms for fritter?

• Waste

• Keep

• Squander

• Save

Subsidize

• sub= under

• to pay for; support financially

Open Ended

Who/what might subsidize a student's college education?

Homogenous

• Adjective

• homo= same; gen= kind

• the same throughout

Multiple Choice

Which salad dressing is a homogenous mixture?

• Balsamic vinaigrette

• Ranch

Unprecedented

• Adjective

• un=not; pre=before; cede= go

• something that has never happened before

Multiple Choice

Which of these events would be unprecedented?

• Americans landing on the moon

• An all-female Supreme Court

Equity

• Noun

• Just, fair, or impartial

• (NOT the same as equal!!)

Poll

Do you believe people are treated with equity in our country?

• Yes

• No

Shambles

• Noun

• A state of complete disorder or confusion

Poll

Is your bedroom currently in a shambles?

• Yes

• No

Imminent

• Adjective

• About to happen

Multiple Choice

Which of these events is imminent?

• Ms. Barnes' marriage

• The end of the world as we know it

• The US Presidential election