Unit 12 Review

Which of the following words are synonyms for the term gadget?

• carry

• implement

• carry in

• compact

The cactus is an example of a plant having natural adaptations that enable it to _ even in a very dry climate

In the silence of the night I could distinctly hear that someone was coming down the corridor. It was a stealthy step, faint and intermittent, as of a man who paused cautiously after every stride. ( "The Beetle Hunter")

Someone trying to be stealthy is NOT

• prepared

• crafty

• secretive

• obvious

The new recruits were rudely awakened from their peaceful sleep by the strident voice of the sergeant barking commands.

What is the meaning of the term strident as it used in the sentence above?

• harsh

• good

• mellow

• soothing.

At the time of when I was able to fulfill my compact I was living in a cottage of Fontainebleau, and as the evening trains were inconvenient, he asked me to spend the night in his house.

A person fulfilling a compact is honoring a(n)

• country

• host

• agreement

• colleague

Read the sentence below.

For a person who loves to argue as much as Gene does, there is nothing that is really indisputable.

Which of the following terms are antonyms for the term indisputable?

• undeniable

• questionable

• consistent

• irrefutable

In Shakespeare's words "Cowards die many times before their deaths valiant never taste of death but once."

What does the term valiant mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• cowardly

• sad

• bold

• "chicken"

Read the sentence below.

Why must you always be so ambiguous when I want you to give me a straight yes-or-no answer?

What does the term ambiguous mean?

• clear

• uncertain

• obvious

• plain

Read the sentence below.

The president will confer well-deserved honors on the retiring ambassador.

What is the meaning of the term confer?

• argue

• deny

• withdraw

• consult

Read the sentence below.

Because I'm afraid of heights, I usually balk at the idea of sitting in the first row of the balcony in a theater.

What does the term balk mean?

• stop

• agree

• admit

• enter