Unit 2 - Vocabulary Warm Up

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: CHRONIC

• Painfully; miserably

• Disastrous

• Lasting a long time; recurring often

• Completely covered with liquid

• Mosaic

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: IMMENSE

• Painfully; miserably

• The gas surrounding the Earth; the air

• Something that causes action or reaction

• Very large

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: CATASTROPHIC

• Completely covered with a liquid

• Disastrous

• Sameness; boredom

• Something that causes action or reaction

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: MOSAIC

• Made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone

• Abandoned or deserted

• Sameness; boredom

• Artificial waterways for transportation or irrigation

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: EXCRUCIATINGLY

• Occurring in the mind without one's full awareness

• Something that causes action or reaction

• Painfully; miserably

• Lasting a long time; recurring often

Match the following vocabulary word with the correct definition: ATMOSPHERE

• Artificial waterways for transportation or irrigation

• Abandoned or deserted

• Made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone

• The gas surrounding the Earth; the air

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: The dog responded to the _____________ of the ringing bell.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: Many people are not aware that noise pollution ________________ increases stress levels.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: The brief storm was a relief from the _______________ of the hot summer afternoon.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: The town was _______________ by the flood.