Academic Vocabulary: AM Unit 2

Because the doctor showed kindness and an acute understanding of the patient's pain, the patient felt respected and spoke honestly.

• being blunt; plain spoken

• being dull; stupid

• being insensitive; rude

• showing understanding; insightful

At FHS, teachers are expected to make sure students adhere to the Dress Code, No Devices, and Tardy rules, so teachers have to enforce those rules in their classes and in the hallways.

• follow
• ignore
• disregard
• enforce

It is critical that you earn your high school diploma in Alabama
because employers will hire those with a diploma over those who don't have one.

• boring

• important

• not essential

• optional

JaLyra couldn't decide if she should digest the drama with her boyfriend on her own or

talk about it with her friends; because it took a month for anyone to know they broke up, she obviously decided to process it on her own.

• process; think about

• ignore

• advertise

• physically fight over

Some students felt that the establishment wasn't listening to their concerns,
so they organized and went to the newspaper with their complaints.

• the system in charge of making the rules

• those rebelling against a system

• parents

On Valentine's Day, it's typical to use flowers and candy as an expression of friendship or romantic love.

• show

• denial

• regret

• guilt

I thought I could skateboard well, but that guy over there skates at another level. He is

• more uncoordinated

• more skilled
• a beginner

• less skilled

Everyone knows that it's not what you say but how you say it. You have to be mindful of your tone.

• volume only

• body language

• facial expressions

• quality of voice

The music of the 1940's is practically dead, but a small group of musicians hope to revive it.

• ignore

• bury

• bring back to life

• criticize

The young woman was recruited to work as a spy because no one ever recognized her out in public, even her school friends.

• shunned

• ignored

• identified

• visited