Vocab Unit 8 part 1

What does the word "beckon" mean?

• to live or stay in a place long-term

• to signal to someone to come to you

• to make a firm decision to do something

Would you beckon a newborn baby?

• Yes

• No

What does "reside" mean?

• To signal to someone to come to you

• To live or stay in a place long-term

• to talk with one or more people

You are on a road trip overnight at a relatives house. Do you reside there?

• No

• Yes

What does "converse" mean?

• rarely, not often

• to talk with one or more people

• to make a firm decision to do something

Is it polite to converse loudly during a movie?

• Yes

• No

What does "perish" mean?

• to die

• to talk with one or more people

• rarely, not often

You swat a fly with a paperback book and your aim is good. Does the fly perish?

• No

• Yes

What does "resolve" mean?

• to make a firm decision to do something

• to die

• rarely, not often

You need to apologize to someone but feel nervous about it. Should you resolve to do it?

• Yes

• NO