Vocabulary Review Unit 12

to become progressively worse

• diligent

• deteriorate

• tangible

• futile

constant in effort to accomplish something; persistent and attentive

• propel

• adapt

• stifle

• diligent

priority

• drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, usually forward

• to make something suitable for new use; to adjust; to modify

• something that is regarded as more important than another

• able to be touched

Constant rain this season is but one factor contributing to our flooding problems.

• Yes

• No

poverty

• the state of having little to no money, goods, or support to meet basic needs for survival

• to make something suitable for new use; to adjust; to modify

• to become progressively worse

• constant in an effort to accomplish something; persistent and attentive

futile

• situated far from the main center of the population; distant

• to restrain or stop an action from happening; to suppress

• drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, usually forward

• incapable of producing useful results; pointless

Her cheerful attitude was a beacon of light for me while I mourned the loss of my pet.

• Yes

• No

stifle

• drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, usually forward

• to make something suitable for new use; to adjust; to modify

• to restrain or stop an action from happening; to suppress

• able to be touched

drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, usually forward

• remote

• propel

• poverty

• stifle

Do you ____ the right headphones for this laptop?

• composure

• parody

• accumulate

• possess