Unit 8 Vocabulary Practice

Which word means a large amount of something desirable?

• Bonanza

• Ardent

• Apprehend

Which word means enthusiastic or passionate?

• Transition

• Apprehend

• Ardent

Which word means arrest someone for a crime?

• Transition

• Apprehend

• Sporadic

Which word means change from one state or condition to another?

• Transition

• Recur

• Plausible

Which word means scattered or isolated?

• Plausible

• Recur

• Sporadic

Which word means occur again, periodically, or repeatedly?

• Modify

• Recur

• Plausible

Which word means seeming reasonable or probable

• Plausible

• Luminous

• Instill

Which word means make partial or minor changes to something in order to

improve it?

• Humane

• Modify

• Instill

Which word means full of light; bright or shining, especially in the dark?

• Luminous

• Humane

• Gullible

Which word means gradually but firmly establish an idea in a person’s mind?

• Enhance

• Fend

• Instill