Unit 8 Vocab. Practice

Who is on the other side of a fight, game, or discussion?

• contraption

• opponent

• position

• argument

Your physical stance or mental stance on an issue is known as your ____________.

• Decipher

• Dissent

• Position

• Argument

To express the opposite would be to: _______

• surreptitious

• immutable

• incomprehensible

• contradict

"They were trustworthy, honest, and legitimate students." The adjective "legitimate" means...

• Smart

• Funny

• Follow rules; reasonable

• Easy

Which word means a tension due to a disagreement?

• contradict

• immutable

• disconsolately

• dissent

In an argument, your goal is to...

• persuade the reader

• demonstrate your knowledge

• entertain the reader

• offend your audience

There are a ______________ of zeros in the number a billion.

• clutter

• position

• multitude

• decipher

A mechanical gadget, invention, or device with a certain purpose.

• legitimate

• alchemy

• contraption

• decipher

Which word means showing remarkable originality or inventiveness?

• contradict

• position

• surreptitious

• ingenious

Which word means to change the way we view or understand things?

• Surreptitious

• Indulgence

• Transformational

• Oligarchy