Academic Vocabulary (Lesson 6) Week #2 Review

(adjective) tedious and requiring little skill

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

1.(noun) determination and courage

2. (verb) to clench together, as teeth

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

(noun) continuous emission of light from a substance requiring neither heat nor sustained exposure to radiation

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

(adjective) humorously absurd and nonsensical

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

(adjective) expecting only the worst or most negative outcome

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

It was _________ to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

Her family taught her the importance of _______ and determination.

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

We used to have to wait for the moon to come up in order to be able to find the fish by their __________.

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

Most doctors were ________ that a cure could be found.

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence

They are performing ________ tasks—counting coupons, and so on.

• grit

• ludicrous

• menial

• pessimistic

• phosphorescence