StartUp8 Unit 2 lesson 2 vocabulary practice

2. Not all _______, like having red hair, for example, are necessary for survival.

• prioritize

• evolutionary traits

• swayed into believing

• misinformation

3. The mayor's _________ about what's causing the rise in crime rates surprises me.

• Pay attention to

• ignorance

• conclude

• theorize

4. I think it's fair to say that politicians have a(n) _______ to lie.

• tendency
• propensite

• obligation
• inclined

5. _________ how he keeps his head still. That's the key to a good golf swing.

• plagued with

• misinformation

• exploited by

• Pay attention to

6. The masses are being _________ the wealthy classes. It's time to rise up.

• exploited by

• benefited by

• supported by

• celebrated by

7. His success at diplomacy will _________ his reputation as a great politician.

• reinforce

• tarnish
• ruin
• diminish

8. You should _________ your work better. That project isn't due until next week.

• prioritize

• delay
• destroy
• filter

9. I usually _________ the comments made on my blog to check that they are not spam.

• ignorance

• filter

• encourage
• Pay

10. I was _________ her lies about how she'd been hurt in the past. She made it all up.

• accepting
• swayed into believing

• plagued with

• believed

11. This article says climate change is all a lie. It's filled with _________

• truth
• accurate information
• scientific evidence
• misinformation