Vocabulary List 6 Study Session 1

Which would likely antagonize someone?

• a greeting

• an insult

• an question

• a compliment

antagonize means

• to spread throughout

• apathy; lack of interest or concern

• provoke the hostility of

• unharmed, uninjured

apprehensive means

• guilty

• out of date

• at first

• scared

apprehensive means

• servile

• audacious

• afraid

• contradictory

apprehensive means

• conscientious

• curious

• greedy

• fearful

apprehensive means

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

• the highest point of attainment; the end point; the climax

• to a great degree, in large amounts; abundantly

• with extreme care or with careful attention to detail

Government officials are ______ about the faltering economy. They are afraid for what this may mean for our citizens for many months to come.

• grotesque

• unscathed

• arduous

• apprehensive

The opposite of apprehensive is

• serious

• unafraid

• at the last

• considering future events

What is the opposite of apprehensive?

• unworried

• dubious

• clear; clear-headed

• not sharp

apprehensive means

• ashamed

• scared

• very much

• jealousy