iReady Vocab Practice

What is the definition of 'confident'?

• Feeling unsure or doubtful about one's abilities
• Having a feeling or belief that you will fail at something
• Being indifferent or apathetic towards one's abilities
• Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured.

What is a synonym for 'confident'?

• uncertain
• doubtful
• assured
• insecure

What missing word best fits the following sentence?

"We require outgoing, ____________ people able to approach large groups."

• confident

• relentlessly

• falter

• sympathetically

What is the definition of the word 'falter'

• to be steady or unmovable

• to be confident or self-assured

• to stumble or fall

• to lose strength or momentum.

What is a synonym for 'falter'?

• persist
• proceed
• hesitate
• stumble

What missing word best fits the following sentence?

• "Contrary to many expectations, he didn't _____________ or even hesitate."

• civics

• indignantly

• falter

• triumph

What is the definition of 'relentlessly'?

• To do something sporadically and inconsistently.
• To do something in a in an unceasingly intense or harsh way.

• To do something in a lazy and half-hearted manner.
• To do something with caution and hesitation.

What is a synonym for relentlessly?

• determined

• sporadically
• incessantly
• continuously

What missing word best fits the following sentence?

"Joseph worked ___________"

• downcast

• sympathetically

• triumph

• relentlessly

What is the definition of 'sympathetically'?

• To act or feel in a way that shows ignorance and apathy towards someone else's feelings.
• To act or feel in a way that shows hostility and aggression towards someone else's feelings.
• To act or feel in a way that shows indifference and disregard for someone else's feelings.
• To act or feel in a way that shows pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.