WW10 Vocabulary Review

What does the word 'abject' mean?

• To defend something passionately

• An act of great cruelty

• Most miserable; wretched

• A form of language specific to a region

After being stranded on a deserted island for months, the survivors' condition could best be described as:

• advocated

• atrocious

• abject

• wreak

What is the meaning of 'advocate' as a verb?

• To remember something in a solemn manner

• To have terrible consequences

• To plead in favor of; to defend

• To speak a dialect

Which of the following best defines 'atrocity'?

• A memorial act

• A form of language

• An act of great cruelty and wickedness

• A situation that is most miserable

What does 'commemorate' mean?

• To have terrible consequences

• To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner

• To argue or defend a person, group, or idea

• A very brutal, wicked, or cruel act

What is a 'dialect'?

• An urgent or desperate situation

• A language spoken in a certain geographical region with its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary

• An act of great cruelty and wickedness

• To plead in favor of something

What does the adjective 'dire' describe?

• A situation that is most miserable and wretched

• Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

• A form of language specific to a region

• To remember something in a solemn manner

What does the word 'elite' mean?

• A group that is not well-known.

• A group that enjoys superior status to others.

• A group that uses public transportation.

• A group that is considered inferior.

What does the word 'enhance' mean?

• To reduce the quality of something.

• To make something smaller.

• To make greater or better.

• To ignore improvements.

During a soccer match, one player made a tackle that was so dangerous it injured another player. The official ruled it as a flagrant offense- this means that the offense is

• Acting in a subtle and respectful manner.

• Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right.

• Following the rules carefully.

• Being unnoticed or hidden.