VOCAB (List #1 a-c)

What is the meaning of “fortitude” in the following sentence: She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

• the state of being disregarded or forgotten

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity (difficulty)

  
  

What is the meaning of “implications” in the following sentence: The closing of the factory has economic implications for the entire community.

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity (difficulty)

• marked by casual unconcern or indifference

What is the meaning of “insidious” in the following sentence: Most people with this insidious disease have no idea that they are infected.

• marked by casual unconcern or indifference

• working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

• the state of being disregarded or forgotten

What is the meaning of “nonchalant” in the following sentence: The team may have been somewhat nonchalant at the beginning of the season, but they now know that they need to work hard.

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity (difficulty)

• marked by casual unconcern or indifference

What is the meaning of “oblivion” in the following sentence: The names of the people who lived here long ago have faded/drifted into oblivion.

• marked by casual unconcern or indifference

• the state of being disregarded or forgotten

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

What is the meaning of "diligent" in the following sentence: Many hours of diligent research were required.

• an unshakeable belief in something without need for proof

• escape, either physically or mentally

• characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

What is the meaning of "abhors" in the sentence: She simply abhors exercise and hates to diet.

• hates

• surrounds

• including all or everything

What is the meaning of "exacerbate" in the following sentence: The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

• characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

• make worse

• an unshakeable belief in something without need for proof

What is the meaning of "conviction" in the following sentence: They share my strong/firm conviction that the policy is misguided.

• make worse

• escape, either physically or mentally

• an unshakeable belief in something without need for proof

What is the meaning of "demeanor" in the following sentence: His quiet demeanor had a calming effect on us.

• the way a person behaves toward other people

• make worse

• escape, either physically or mentally