Vocabulary Power Unit 2

The posters in Brian's room convinced me he was almost ____ with soccer.

• bewildered

• incompetent

• obsessed

• spontaneous

Because our weather is cool, we have to buy ____ plants that don't freeze easily.

• hardy

• wily

• drab

• abstract

The man was taken into custody because of his _____ behavior.

• versatile

• irrational

• passive

• unabridged

The chipmunk at the campsite was so _____ that it had no trouble stealing food from us.

• disoriented

• obsessed

• wily

• incompetent

The candidates refusal to reveal her running mate led to much _______.

• malfunction

• speculation

• conviction

• status

If you feel your point of view is right, then _____ your position to the committee.

• oppose

• assert

• comprehend

Because the computer started to _____, all of the envelopes were addressed incorrectly.

• malfunction

• preview

• clarify

• dwindle

If you are right-handed and write with your left hand (or vice versa), which word might describe the result?

• irrational

• drab

• illegible

• unabridged

What word would you use to describe someone who accepts bad things that happen without reacting to them?

• drab

• passive

• illegible

• unabridged

Which of the following is a safe place for birds?

• an opportunity

• an antidote

• a sanctuary

• a bias