S6L2 vocab 2

Which of these is synonymous with VERY OBVIOUS, OPEN, DONE OPENLY?

• inquiry

• malleable

• blatant

• flogging

What is the adverb of the adjective BLATANT

to detain someone somewhere =

• to reduce them

• to beat them up

• to force them stay in a place

• to be nice to them

Which of these is usually NOT associated with violence or something really mean?

• flogging

• bigotry

• indulgent

• slur

Answer explanation

indulgent = not very strict, allowing other to do what they want, mild...

RESPECT: Which of these could most likely be used as an antonym (=the opposite)?

• contempt

• malleable

• solemn

• to avert

Answer explanation

to hold someone in contempt = be disgusted by them, not respect them....

If you are doing things voluntarily on your own, you are doing them OF YOUR OWN ______. You need a word that starts with the letter A and has five more letters.

When something/someone AVERTED war, they

• started it

• cancelled it

• made sure it did not start/break out

It might be difficult to GRASP the main themes of Americanah. What does GRASP mean here?

• touch

• assault

• understand, get, comprehend

• dominate

Which of these are mostly "negative", mean and potentially not legal? Select all that applies.

• to harrass someone

• racial slurs

• resorting to violence

• bundle

Answer explanation

bundle = a collection of (keys, letters), something held together by something else, one group of something

What is the correct and most common prefix for the word PROPORTIONATE?

• um

• dis

• in

• ir

Answer explanation

DISproportionate = too large in comparison