American Lit Unit 15 Review

aspire

• to wish / hope for

• to make new friends

• to stretch

• to open wide

TRUE or FALSE: If something CONFOUNDS you, you understand it completely.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What would you most likely do with a DEFUNCT item?

• give it to a friend

• throw it away

• eat it

• wear it

TRUE or FALSE: If you are ENGROSSED in an activity, you are easily distracted.

• TRUE

• FALSE

incredulous

• doubtful

• not surprised

• educated

• glowing

obscure

• unclear; unknown

• limited

• having few friends

• unintelligent; dim-witted

What is something for which you might want RETRIBUTION?

• if someone harmed a family member

• if you earned three A's in a row in math class

• if you found a four-leaf clover

• if you made a new friend

punctilious

• showing attention to detail

• angry

• even-tempered; calm

• unorganized

tactless

• thoughtless; insensitive

• careful not to offend

• easily angered

• cinematic; of or resembling a film

vestige

• a trace of something that is disappearing/no longer exists

• a well-lit room

• something that appears to continue into oblivion

• a person who is difficult to understand