Vocab 8 and 9 Review

If you abash someone, you destroy the person's self-confidence or cause embarrassment. How might you describe someone who is unabashed?

• Confident

• Embarrassed

• Shy

• Fearful

A mantle was a kind of cloak worn during the seventeenth century, often as a symbol of authority or power. The Middle French word desmanteler meant "to remove a mantle." Today we use the English word dismantle in a general sense to mean what?

• To remove a cloak

• To destroy authority

• To take apart

• To wear a mantle

History shows us many examples of noble people. Name some historical figures you consider to be ignoble.

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Adolf Hitler

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Abraham Lincoln

The Latin root dict means "to tell," and our English word contradict means "to tell or speak against." Adding the noun suffix-ion gives what meaning to the word contradiction?

• To tell the truth

• To tell a lie

• To tell the opposite

• To tell a story

Most people agree that it is probable the sun will rise tomorrow morning. What is an event you consider to be improbable?

• Winning the lottery

• Eating breakfast

• Breathing air

• Sleeping at night

Something that is odorous has a strong smell, either pleasant or unpleasant. The prefix mal- means "bad." What are some things that you consider malodorous?

• Flowers

• Perfume

• Freshly baked bread

• Garbage

When you inflate a basketball or tire, you blow air into it. Describe what happens when you deflate a basketball or tire. In what way can a person be deflated?

• The air comes out

• It becomes flat

• It becomes smaller

• It becomes lighter

Describe and description are based on the Latin root describere ("to describe"). On the basis of the meanings of describe and description, what might the adjective nondescript mean?

• Unique

• Colorful

• Plain

• Beautiful

Many processes in life and science are reversible. Can you name some that are irreversible?

• Melting ice

• Boiling water

• Burning paper

• Freezing water

Do you have a Humane Society in your community? Many people believe that we should treat animals in a humane manner. To what inhumane practices might members of the Humane Society be reacting?

• Animal cruelty

• Animal adoption

• Animal rights

• Animal conservation