CH 3 vocab review

What is the definition of "dissident"?

• A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion

• To support financially; provide a grant or contribution

• Happening now and then; occasional

• Without sense or meaning; foolish

What is the definition of "inadvertent"?

• To place close together, especially to compare or contrast

• Unintentional; accidental

• Happening now and then; occasional

• A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness

Dr. Zamora was disturbed to see such ______ in young Lisa. Usually, children her age have a great amount of energy.

• fritter

• embellish

• lethargy

• ambiguous

• dissident

Here's one of the ________ excuses people have given on insurance forms for accidents: "Coming home, I drove into the wrong driveway and hit a tree I don't have."

• inane

• plausible

• reasonable

• believable

Every member of the school board but one voted to hire the new teacher. The ________ kept saying, "There's something about him that I just don't like."

• dissident

• supporter

• advocate

• proponent

The laundry soap ad ______(e)d an ugly, stained shirt with a beautiful, bright shirt that had supposedly been washed in the soap.

• embellish

• juxtapose

• ambiguous

• dissident

• fritter

The town business association has established a scholarship to ______ a needy business student each year at the local college.

• embellish

• dissident

• ambiguous

• subsidize

• fritter

One famous psychological test involves showing people inkblots in shapes purposely made ______ enough so that a variety of different things can be "seen" in each design.

• ambiguous

• fritter

• inadvertent

• dissident

• embellish

Which is the synonym for: fritter?

• misspend

• store

• save

• hoard

Which is the synonym for: lethargy?

• interest

• drowsiness

• action

• energy