Academic Vocabulary (Set 2)

Choose the correct definition of sufficient.

• meager

• enough

• deficient

• inadequate

Choose the incorrect answer. If something is valid, then it is...

• officially acceptable

• legally binding

• something improbable

• having a sound basis in logic

If something is relevant, it is

• trivial

• incorrect

• appropriate

• risky

Choose the incorrect answer. If something is in a sequence, then it is...

• in a particular order

• a set of related things

• a progression

• an interruption of events

Use the context to determine the meaning of the underlined word. He had to loosen his belt buckle after eating a substantial amount of food.

• generous

• miniature

• selfish

• inconsiderable

Choose the incorrect answer. An analysis is

• an investigation

• a study

• a glimpse

• an examination

Choose the incorrect answer. An assess is to...

• to evaluate

• to determine

• to neglect

• to gauge

Choose the correct definition for denotation.

• the opposite meaning of a word

• the feeling a word conveys

• the concealed meaning of a word

• the literal meaning of a word

What is the definition of connotation?

• an idea or feeling a word invokes

• the literal definition of a word

• a word that joins other words

• an understatement

Choose the incorrect answer. To evaluate is to...

• judge

• glance

• calculate

• survey