Unit 2 Review

The ____ between the opposing presidential candidates was quite obvious during their dramatic debate.

• discord

• contrite

• asylum

• diacope

My ________ friend likes to sneak up behind me and scare me whenever he has the chance.

• insidious

• contrite

• abhor

• anaphora

I felt ______ after I ate the last slice of cake, and there was nothing I could do to stop feeling that regret.

• contrite

• abhor

• insidious

• aloof

I had to ______ my goal of making it to the Olympics this year after the pandemic cancelled the games.

• diacope

• renounce

• contrite

• vexation

The refugees went to a(n) _______ for safety.

• allusion

• treason

• oratory

• asylum

"I hope we have a snow day because a snow day would be fun" is an example of _______.

• allusion

• malapropism

• diacope

• analogy

"Peter Piper picked a pepper" is an example of ______.

• diacope

• alliteration

• chiasmus

• candor

I _______ Halloween because I am allergic to sugar and I hate seeing everyone else enjoying candy.

• abhor

• renounce

• incite

• cultivate

When a classmate won't stop sniffling or coughing while everyone is taking a test, you may feel _________.

• vexation

• oratory

• treason

• inextricable

The _______ against unfair treatment by walking out of the hospital during the busy shift.

• remonstrated

• incited

• abhor

• contrite