Vocabulary Chapter 7 Quiz

Our aunt hates to admit an error. She will never _______________ that she might be wrong.

• conservative

• concede

• jeopardize

• denounce

Based on the sentence below, what does the word "conservative" mean?

When they mayor suggested a new method of recycling garbage, a conservative member of the audience called out, "What we've done in the past is good enough. Why change things?"

• Traditional

• Amused

• Playful

• Graceful

Claire's father insists that she share his views. He doesn't allow her to express any views __________________ to his.

• Deter

• Concede

• Contrary

• Sustain

A _______________________ person only cares about appearances. They care little for deeper human qualities, such as intelligence or kindness.

• Conservative

• Contrary

• Happy

• Superficial

Beth's parents disapproved of her dating someone from a different culture, but their prejudice did not deter her--she still dated Po-Yen.

Deter means...

• To reveal; make known

• It's not a real word

• Someone blamed for the mistakes of others

• To prevent or discourage

The word "denounce" means

• Tending to resist change

• To express disapproval of

• Totally different

• To keep something going

The _________________ between Middle and High school is often difficult for adolescents. However, they adjust very quickly and tend to enjoy high school after the trial and error of the first semester.

• Superficial

• Disclose

• Concede

• Transition

To reveal; make known

• transcent

• erode

• illuminate

• disclose

If you constantly blame your brother for things you have done, you are making him a

• Fish

• Transition

• Scapegoat

• Scapecrow

My diets usually last three day at most . I can't _________________ my willpower any longer than that

• sustain

• reinforce

• overt

• conservative