Unit 3 Vocabulary

Anika is trying to reach a book on the top shelf. If the book is accessible, it means that...

• Anika is ambitious.

• The book is able to be reached by Anika.

• The book is unable to be reached by Anika.

• The book is unobtainable for Anika.

Avery, Oliver and Abigail are part of a school project on aviation. They learned that the innovations in this field will help the aviation industry achieve its ______________ goal of reaching net zero by 2050. That it to say, it will be no easy feat.

• ambitious
• amorphous

• ambiguous

• ambivalent

Priya is studying about different policies around the world. She came across a policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa. She asked William and Hannah if they know what it is referred to as. Can you help them answer?

• apartheid

• abolitionism

• oligarchy

• apathy

Harper, Ethan, and Isla are part of a school project on urban planning. They are __________ a possible aerial future, probably 20 or more years off, when air taxis will fly around metropolitan regions by the thousands per hour, carrying millions of people through the week.

• involving

• invading

• envisioning

• including

Ethan, Benjamin, and Priya were in a study group. Ethan mentioned, "Some people aren’t good at it or need time to _______ new information."

Oliver wanted to buy a new video game, but he decided to give it up and save the money for Ava's birthday gift. This action of Oliver can be defined as a sacrifice. What does sacrifice mean in this context?

• to give something up for someone or something

• to offer something precious to a deity

• to offer something in sacrifice

• to sell at a loss

Elijah found a treasure chest full of gold and jewels. In this context, Elijah's fortune is...

• a very large sum of money.

• prosperity attained partly through luck.

• the turns and courses of luck accompanying Elijah's progress (as through life).

• destiny or fate.

A synonym of unclear is...

During a school trip, Jackson took a quick look at the historical monument. We can also say that Jackson took a "____" at the monument.

A synonym of wealth is...