Vocabulary AWIT Ch. 1-4

"hostile; unfriendly"

• assimilate

• antagonistic

• ephemeral

• preliminaries

"The family from Serbia had difficulty assimilating into New York City culture."

Was the word "assimilating" used correctly in this sentence?

• Yes

• No

Butterflies have very _____ lives.

• diction

• relinquish

• ephemeral

• prodigious

"The little girl had excellent diction for someone her age."

Was the word "diction" used correctly here?

• Yes

• No

"preparations; beginnings"

• tractable

• relinquish

• ephemeral

• preliminaries

They saw _____ figures in the shadows of the abandoned castle.

• tangible

• wraithlike

• ephemeral

• tractable

Even though many consider the Taj Mahal a _____ site, Khawla didn't enjoy her visit there.

• ephemeral

• tangible

• prodigious

• tractable

"It was very difficult to control the cat while giving it a bath because it was so tractable."

Was the word "tractable" used correctly?

• Yes

• No

"to let go; to abandon"

• diction

• relinquish

• wraithlike

• preliminaries

"The novel was written very well, and the characters seemed real."

Which word would be best to rewrite this sentence?

• ephemeral

• relinquish

• tangible

• diction