Vocab. Semester 1- Set 1

1. What does the word "flee" mean?

• A. very dangerous and difficult to deal with

  
  

• B. to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger

• C. to give something (such as money, goods, or time) to help a person, group, cause, or organization.

  
  

• D. to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time

  
  

What does "accumulate" mean?

• A. to change direction quickly or suddenly

  
  

• B. To eat grass freely in a field (animals) OR to eat small amounts of food throughout the day (people)

  
  

• C. to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time

  
  

• D. nervous and not able to relax

  
  
  

What does "bewildering" mean?

• A. any one of several types of large fruits that have a hard shell or skin.

  
  

• B. Not able to relax or stop moving.

• C. the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or be repaired.

• D. Extremely confusing or difficult to understand

What does "astounding" mean?

• A. having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

  
  

• B. so surprising that it is difficult to believe

• C. Not able to relax or stop moving.

  
  

• D. an argument between two people, groups or countries

What does "endure" mean?

• A. to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant without giving up.

• B. not stopping; not getting less strong.

  
  

• C. nervous and not able to relax

  
  

• D.  to make something continue at the same level or standard

What does "panic" mean?

• A.  freedom from outside control or support

  
  

• B. a person who opposes or fights against a government or another person or group in authority.

• C. a situation or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone unable to act or think normally.

• D. a wonderful and surprising person or thing

What does the word "rebels" mean?

• A.  freedom from outside control or support

  
  

• B. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry

  
  

• C. a person who opposes or fights against a government or another person or group in authority.

  
  

• D. to change direction quickly or suddenly

  
  

What does the word "escalate" mean?

• A. not stopping; not getting less strong.

  
  

• B. being thin and bony (as from hunger or suffering)

• C. to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; OR find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost).

  
  

• D. to become worse or to make (something) worse or more severe

  
  

What does the word "affluent" mean?

• A. having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods.

  
  

• B.  the state of being poor.

  
  

• C. the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or be repaired

• D.  freedom from outside control or support

  
  

What does the word "riddled" mean?

• A. to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do

  
  

• B. to change direction quickly or suddenly

  
  

• C. Full of holes or something unwanted. (followed by *with)

  
  

• D. to become worse or to make (something) worse or more severe