Unit 9 vocab quiz sadlier

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What does parched most likely mean as it used in paragraph 1?

• Rugged

• dry

• forbidden

• enclosed

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Which word means the opposite of casual in paragraph 1?

• leisurely

• lively

• limited

• serious

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Which word is closest in meaning to persist as it is used in paragraph 2?

• fight

• endure

• expire

• survive

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What is the meaning of vital as it used in paragraph 3?

• crucial

• inessential

• unique

• humble

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Accelerate comes from the Latin word accelerare. Accelerare most likely means

• to detract

• to push

• to quicken

• to draw

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

Flounder

• To go through an area to procure votes, sales, or opinions

• to evade by raising minor objections

• treated unfairly and cruelly

• to thrash about in a clumsy way

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

Quibble

• To go through an area to procure votes, sales, or opinions

• to evade by raising minor objections

• treated unfairly and cruelly

• to thrash about in a clumsy way

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

canvass

• To go through an area to procure votes, sales, or opinions

• to evade by raising minor objections

• treated unfairly and cruelly

• to thrash about in a clumsy way

Match the definition to the vocabulary word.

downtrodden

• To go through an area to procure votes, sales, or opinions

• to evade by raising minor objections

• treated unfairly and cruelly

• to thrash about in a clumsy way

What is the synonym for eroded?

• questioned

• increased

• entrusted

• destroyed