English 9 Final Vocab review

"My mother, sensing my apathy towards reading, had bought me the Mitch Albom book Fab FIve".

Apathy means...

• extreme concern

• hatred

• Indifference

• love

So many opportunities in this country are distributed in an arbitrary way...

Arbitrary means...

• Random

• Fair

• Foolish

• reasonable

The young... photogenic Harvard-educated lawyer had learned just how confounding the problem of urban America were.

Confounding means...

• important

• Unserious

• serious

• Confusing

The fifty pounds of gear were strapped to my back, torso, and legs in a very cumbersome way

Cumbersome means...

• Difficult to handle/awkward

• Comfortable

• Stylish

• Heavy

As I began to play against nationally ranked players... I realized that the disparity between my potential and theirs was glaring.

Disparity means...

• rather equal

• difference

• ability

• athleticism

At the same time, to simply walk along the pristine Inner Harbor... without understanding that all of Baltimore is not downtown would be equally misleading.

Pristine means...

• ugly

• dirty

• Clean

• perfect

H[er] simple yet profound answer helped me understand that [it] was not simply a word

profound means...

• dumn

• insightful

• difficult

• confusing

The wedding was a reprieve for the family

Reprieve means...

• continuation of unfortunate events

• sad event

• celebration

• A break in the action

Wes's attendance became sporadic, and once his first child was born, he just stopped going.

Sporadic means...

• On again, off again

• Normal

• consistent

• perfect

The notion that life is transient... had been with me ever since I saw my own father die.

Transient means...

• sad

• Everlasting

• Temporary

• transforming