Sundown Towns and Counties Vocabulary

Sundown Towns and Counties Vocabulary

phenomenon

a fact, occurance, or circumstance

Synonyms:

event, incident, marvel, miracle

• A hurricane is a weather phenomenon.

• The movie has become a worldwide phenomenon.

• Haley's comet is a phenomenon that occurs every 76 years.

Multiple Select

What words are synonyms for phenomenon? (choose all that apply)

• share

• miracle

• event

• occurance

proportions

comparative relation between things

Synonyms:

comparison, distribution, share

• The proportion of clicks to purchases has risen.

• Rates of testing were lower in poorer areas where higher proportions of people were minorities.

• You spend a high proportion of your income on fast food!

Multiple Choice

Choose the synonym that best replaces proportion in this sentence:

I dished the ice cream up in proportion to the size of the person.

• comparison

• distribution

• share

tendency

To lean toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.

Synonyms:

prone, apt, likely, inclined

• He had a tendency to choose action movies.

• The dog's tendency to chew on shoes got him into trouble.

• Because of the riots, there was a tendency for people to be on edge.

Multiple Select

Which word is NOT a synonym for tendency?

• inclined

• aptness

• distribution

• prone

emulate

Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.

Synonyms:

imitate, copy, mimic

• He tried to emulate my recent success.

• They were able to emulate the desired behavior.

• She did her hair and makeup in order to emulate her favorite movie star.

Multiple Choice

Choose the synonym that BEST replaces emulate in this sentence:

The baker tried to emulate a football field on his cake.

• imitate

• copy

• reproduce

paramount

More important than anything else. Supreme.

Synonyms: supreme, chief, overriding

• His happiness was of paramount importance.

• The paramount issues were health and safety.

• Staying on schedule is a paramount concern of the railroad company.

Multiple Select

What words are antonyms for paramount? (Choose all that apply)

• supreme importance

• unimportant

• inferior

• chief

taboo

a prohibition imposed by social custom, not acceptable to say or do

Synonyms: banned, forbidden, prohibited

• They developed a taboo against eating fish.

• The vulgar language they used was taboo in most households.

• Entering the club without a coat and tie was taboo.

Multiple Select

Which words are antonyms for taboo?

Wearing spandex to school was taboo.

• acceptable

• banned

• permitted

• prohibited

Let's See What We Remember!

Quiz time!

Multiple Choice

The relative sizes of things, such a the length of an arm compared to the overall size of the human body:

• probability

• portrait

• proportion

• perspective

Multiple Choice

to attempt to equal, copy

• Emulate
• Impound

Multiple Choice

An observable fact or event

• phenomenon

• evidence

• analog

Multiple Choice

The synonym of primary is

• exodus
• rebut
• annihilate
• paramount

Multiple Choice

strongly forbidden

• shun

• persnickety

• taboo

• perplexed

Multiple Choice

Charles had a ________ to drop things. Yesterday, he dropped his phone in the toilet.

• various
• upheaval
• phony
• tendency