Unit 11 Vocabulary

What does the word absurd mean?

• Sensible, logical, or reasonable
• Serious, important, or significant
• Ordinary, typical, or normal
• Making no sense at all, going completely against or having no reason

If there is an avalanche what is there?

• Sand and rocks
• Water and mud
• Trees and bushes
• Snow and ice

To classify something is to what?

• Destroy
• Categorize
• To group in an organized way

• Identify

What does the word ensure mean?

• To make something uncertain
• To ignore something
• To delay something
• To make sure, safe, or certain: to guarantee

What does the word navigate mean?

• To build a house
• To cook a meal
• To plan and steer

• To sing a song

What does it mean to nestle something?

• Your holding something lovingly

• To jump and bounce around
• To stand tall and proud
• To run quickly and aimlessly

What does the word plea mean?

• A demand made in a calm and rational manner
• A suggestion made in a casual manner
• A question asked in a polite manner
• An urgent request for help

What is the definition of the word principle?

• A basic rule or law on which others are based

• A type of clothing material
• A type of musical instrument
• A type of chemical compound

What does the word realistic mean?

• using facts and good sense to evaluate people, things, or situations; concerned with the practical; resembling real life

• Based on what is abstract or theoretical
• Based on what is fictional or made-up
• Based on what is imaginary or impossible

What is the definition of security?

• The state of being surrounded by walls
• The feeling of being constantly watched
• Freedom from danger

• The act of being careless and reckless