Vocabulary Unit 2 List B

Vocabulary Unit 2 List B

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​Ghinwa M

​Guess the word from the photo then use it in sentence.

​Arid

​Although California leads the nation in farming, crops won't grow in its most arid regions.

​Billow

​The ocean billows rose and fell, attracting the most daring surfers.

​Constrain

​Women are too often constrained by family commitments.

​disinterested

​Scientists are expected to be impartial and disinterested

​encompass

​UAE is encompassed by Saudi Arabia, Oman, Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Multiple Choice

the antonym of waterlogged, soggy is

• billow

• arid

• constrain

Multiple Choice

constrain means

• boring

• to force

• impartial

• to encircle

Multiple Choice

to rise or swell like a wave

• confront

• adverse

• encompass

• billow

Multiple Choice

free from selfish motives is the definition of

• arid

• constrain

• disinterested

• hypocrite

​incomprehensible

​Our school's intercom system is so old that this morning's announcements were almost incomprehensible.

​manipulate

​Scientists should not manipulate data.

​maximum

​What is the maximum height that you have reached in jumping?

​ruffle

​His wisecracks always ruffle my feelings.

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​stamina

​You must have a lot of stamina to be a top football player.

Multiple Choice

Which word is similar to ruffle?

• dislodge

• disarrange

Multiple Choice

to handle or use skillfully

• billow

• disinterested

• manipulate

• ruffle

Multiple Choice

The law provides for a _________ of two years of prison.

• stamina

• maximum

• manipulate

Open Ended

Use the words stamina and maximum in a meaningful sentence.