REVIEW: Academic Vocabulary (Lesson 9) Week 3

Match the following vocabulary term to the definition.

• (noun) a great quantity or amount; an abundance

• Undulate

• (verb) to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion

• Profusion

• (adjective) nervously excitable

• Tangible

• (adjective) actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses

• Recluse

• (noun) a person who lives a secluded, solitary life

• Skittish

It is fun to watch the ocean waters ​ (a)   beneath our glass-bottom boat

• undulate
• profusion
• tangible
• recluse
• skittish

My ​ (a)   little brother ran to my parents’ room when he heard the fireworks.

• skittish
• profusion
• tangible
• recluse
• undulate

In the summer, my dog is always covered with a ​ (a)   of fleas.

• profusion
• tangible
• recluse
• undulate
• skittish

Unlike many people today, I prefer a ​ (a)   book made out of paper over an electronic reading tool.

• tangible
• recluse
• undulate
• skittish
• profusion

The aging actress was never able to accept the fact that she couldn’t play the young love interest, so she became a ​ (a)   to avoid accepting Granny roles.

• recluse
• undulate
• skittish
• profusion
• tangible

Dogs barking continually made the cattle ​ (a)   .

• skittish
• undulate
• profusion
• tangible
• recluse

The dancers’ movements were arranged so that they seemed to ​ (a)   like dolphins with the music.

• undulate
• profusion
• tangible
• recluse
• skittish

The police were called when a ​ (a)   of fans gathered outside of the celebrity’s hotel

• profusion
• tangible
• recluse
• skittish
• undulate

Since the police found no ​ (a)   signs of forced entry into the apartment, they knew the robber was someone close to the family.

• tangible
• recluse
• skittish
• undulate
• profusion