Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 2- Lesson 2

Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 2- Lesson 2

Take a look at today's words

• apex-the highest point

• assimilate-to adapt fully

• bogus-false

• interim- in between

• meander- wander about

• momentous-very important

• pensive- thoughtful/sad

Cont....

• sprightly- lively

• surly-rude

• tirade-a long angry speech

Multiple Choice

Surly most nearly means:

• curly

• rude

• full of life

• bogus

Multiple Choice

Tirade most nearly means:

• angry speech

• a parade

• a type of detergent

• happy speech

Multiple Choice

Apex most nearly means:

• the lowest point

• the bottom of a mountain

• the highest point

• the middle

Multiple Choice

To assimilate is to:

• adapt fully

• be similar

• differentiate

• be independent

Multiple Choice

Bogus most nearly means:

• accurate

• extra money

• partially correct

• false; counterfeit

Multiple Choice

Interim most nearly means:

• someone who works without pay

• the time in between

• the start of something

• the end of something

Multiple Choice

To meander is to:

• be angry

• to stay in one place

• wander about

Multiple Choice

Momentous most nearly means:

• not important

• mediocre

• very important

• simplified

Multiple Choice

Pensive most nearly means:

• thoughtful; sad

• on time

• shy

• wild

Multiple Choice

Sprightly most nearly means:

• full of sprite

• sunny

• dull

• full of life

Multiple Choice

Most people believe that Elizabethan drama reached its _____ in the matchless plays of Shakespeare.

• apex

• tirade

Multiple Choice

It was amazing to see how that quiet, ______ teenager changed into a tough, hard-driving leader.

• pensive

• sprightly

Multiple Choice

One of the glories of America has been its ability to_______ immigrants from every part of the globe.

• assimilate

• meander

Multiple Choice

I suffered a substantial financial loss and an even greater loss of faith in human nature when I tried to cash his________ check.

• pensive

• bogus

Multiple Choice

When the new recruits refused to budge from their foxholes, the enraged sergeant let loose with a(an)__________ of insults and abuse

• tirade

• apex

Multiple Choice

The governor appointed a member of the state assembly to serve as a (n) _______senator until a new election can be held.

• bogus

• interim

Multiple Choice

Only after lincoln's death did most people appreciate the great qualities of the man who had been so_______ in his own lifetime.

• maligned

• inundated

Multiple Choice

The ______ of texting has revolutionized the way in which people communicate with one another.

• advent

• metropolis

Multiple Choice

I know that you are eager to have that pretty dress for the junior prom, but don't you think the price is a little______?

• perilous

• exorbitant

Multiple Choice

Alaska is the biggest American state in square miles

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An octopus has three hearts

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There are five different blood groups

• True

• False