Vocabulary List 9

Vocabulary and Review

Default

• fail to fulfill an obligation

Poll

Are you likely to default on a promise?

• Never

• Once in a while

• I try not to.

• Yeah...don't gamble on me.

Magnitude

• the great size or depth of something.

deficient

not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient

Poll

Would you rather be deficient in money, or deficient in time?

• Time

• Money

methodical

done according to an established or systemized procedure

Multiple Choice

Which of these looks more methodical?

• messy room

• clean room

deplete

use up a supply or resources for

Open Ended

What do you do when your energy is depleted?

Nocturnal

of or happening at night

Multiple Select

Which of these animals are nocturnal?

• owl

• horse

• bat

• crows

detract

diminishing the worth or value of

Open Ended

What would detract from a good vacation?

obscure

not discovered or known about, uncertain

diversion

an instance of turning something aside from its course

Open Ended

What are some of your favorite diversions?

obsolete

no longer produced or used.

Poll

Which of these obsolete items have you used?

• Cassette tape

• VCR

• typewriter

• pager