Reading 2018-2018 Unit 2 Sadler Vocabulary for Success

A constituency is usually united by:

• military force

• temporary laws

• shared issues

• a variety of leaders

A population becomes defuse when it

• values cities over towns

• develops its industrial base

• turns against its leadership

• covers a large area

Boasting (bragging) goes along with hubris because boasting:

• is often loud

• involves overconfidence

• is what bullies do

• requires effort

In a sense, you are overcoming inertia when:

• you buy expensive clothing

• you get off the couch

• you win the lottery

• you look out the window

Read this sentence.

The disastrous result proved the exact inverse of Johnson's expectations .

Inverse indicates that Johnson's expectations were:

• negative

• hopeful

• silly

• fulfilling

To defuse a bomb is to:

• determine its origin

• wedge it in place

• spread out its explosive parts

• cause to become harmless

Read this sentence.

When the water hole dried up, the elephant herds began their exodus.

Exodus means:

• mass departure

• loud trumpeting

• desperate hunting

• death throes

The catalysts for fire are

• dry leaves

• a spark and a tinder

• oil and gas

• a stone fireplace and a chimney

Which of these would NOT require poise?

• losing a spelling bee everyone thought you would win

• making a birthday cake no one likes

• facing angry voters after a scandal

• taking a victory lap for a home run

If you allocate part of your paycheck to savings, you:

• will avoid all taxation

• will make slightly more than you did before

• will see your money accumulate

• will soon earn a profit