Vocabulary #3 (English III) - Unit 2: Power, Protest, and Change

If Shana conceded the election results, would she probably be ahead or behind in the vote count?

• She’d be behind in the vote count because conceded means “acknowledged defeat.”
• She’d be ahead in the vote count because conceded means “acknowledged victory.”
• She’d be even in the vote count because conceded means “to be equal.”
• She’d be ahead in the vote count because conceded means “having a high opinion of oneself.”

Would a soccer player denounce a teammate’s performance in a game if the two players were also good friends?

• Yes; true friends would also denounce one another because feelings do not matter.
• No; true friends would never denounce one another in this type of situation.
• Unclear; I do not know what denounce means.

If Brett seemed stolid when he heard the bad news, did he seem calm?

• Yes
• No

If the children equivocate in response to the question, “Who broke the toy?”, are they answering truthfully or not?

• No; equivocate means “to use ambiguous language to hide the truth.”
• Yes; equivocate means “to always tell the truth, even when it is difficult.”

If Ashid’s parents were obdurate in their decision, did Ashid get his way?

• Yes; obdurate means to avoid confrontation whenever possible.
• No; obdurate means “stubborn.”

"Even though his fellow teammates urged him to accept the new coach, the star basketball player remained ____________ and refused to follow the coach’s directions."

• obdurate
• stolid
• unrequited
• perish

"Although the comedian told funny jokes, his audience was too ____________ to show their appreciation of his humor."

• perish
• stolid
• denounce
• obdurate

"The country ____________ their territory to the enemy after losing the final battle in the war."

• stolid
• equivocate
• conceded
• denounce

"The crooked salesman went out of his way to ____________ the sales terms to the elderly couple."

• scourge
• malice
• denounce
• equivocate

"After Rhonda left the church, she went out of the way to ____________ her former beliefs."

• scourge
• malice
• denounce
• rend