Shields - Vocabulary Quiz #1

scrutinize means to ____________

• inspect

• explain

• eject

• enjoy

tentative means ___________

• patient

• intelligent

• hesitant

• famous

nostalgia means _________

• enthusiastic enjoyment

• longing for the future or past

• intense avoidance of something

• the feeling that things will turn out badly

reiterate means to _______________

• break down

• retry

• enter into a computer

• to say or state again

insidious means __________________

• without fault or error

• very powerful or influential

• harmful

• a period of resting

jeopardy means _____________

• smell

• sound

• hazardous

• safety

an adversary is someone who _________

• cheers you on

• works with you

• instructs you

• goes against you

verbatim means to ______________

• repeat word for word

• summarize

• come to a conclusion

• say one time

meticulous means __________

• asking a question

• paying attention to detail

• offering a brief explanation

• meeting an acquaintance

feasible means __________________

• having the capability to be completed

• taking action

• an impossible act

• an enjoyable activity