Vocab Unit 8 Pretest

I need assurance that you will be at the airport to pick me up. Assurance probably means

• a promise

• an idea

• a warning

• a willingness

After my grandmother fell and broke her hip, her doctor sent her to an asylum. Asylum probably means

• a waiting area

• an emergency room

• a mental health facility

• place of safety and care

I consoled my friend after her break-up. Consoled probably means

• scolded

• comforted

• talked with

• felt sorry for

My pupils dilated when the lights went out. Dilated probably means (more than one correct answer

• got larger

• got smaller

• enlarged

• shrunk

The dross after the party was enough to fill a dumpster. Dross probably means

• leftovers

• trash

• party decorations

• crowd

My hope for snow is beginning to dwindle after watching the forecast with highs in the 50s. Dwindle probably means (more than one correct answer)

• grow in size

• lessen

• shrink

• increase

Her response of "whatever" when I asked her to give me her phone was flippant. Flippant probably means

• cute

• funny

• serious

• sassy

Washing your hands, eating healthy, and staying hydrated will increase your immunity to illness. Immunity probably means

• fight

• protection

• resistance

• exposure

At the beginning of the school year, many teachers institute classroom policies and procedures. Institute probably means

• establish

• introduce

• discontinue

• find

When the mayor's step-niece was involved in a scandal, the mayor found attending the family reunion to be a liability to his re-election. Liability probably means

• something disadvantageous

• beneficial

• comeback

• indifferent occasion