Coming of Age Vocab Practice

What does the word "Civil" mean?

• Disobedience or resistance to someone else's wishes

• Polite and respectful

• Pointless; unable to produce any useful result

• Very weak or not substantial

What is the definition of "Conscious"?

• Feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

• Aware of something or one's surroundings

• Lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention

• Extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when it’s unrealistic

Which word means "feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse"?

• Defiance

• Futile

• Contrite

• Tenuous

What does "Defiance" refer to?

• Disobedience or resistance to someone else's wishes

• A system of ranking groups of people one above the other

• Very weak or not substantial

• Polite and respectful

Which word describes something that is "pointless; unable to produce any useful result"?

• Hierarchy

• Futile

• Innocence

• Idealism

What is a "Hierarchy"?

• A system of ranking groups of people one above the other

• Lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention

• Extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when it’s unrealistic

• Very weak or not substantial

What does "Idealism" mean?

• Very weak or not substantial

• Polite and respectful

• Extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when it’s unrealistic

• Aware of something or one's surroundings

Which word means "lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention"?

• Innocence

• Defiance

• Futile

• Conscious

What does "Tenuous" mean?

• Polite and respectful

• Very weak or not substantial

• Aware of something or one's surroundings

• Feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

Even though they disagreed, they remained __________ and continued their conversation without raising their voices.

• Defiant

• Civil

• Aggressive

• Rude

• Hostile