Week 4 Vocabulary

What does the word 'apprehensive' mean?

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

• marked by skill in deception

• stubbornly unyielding

• changeable

She was apprehensive about the upcoming exam.

In the sentence above, apprehensive has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• A) uneasy

• B) speechless

• C) puzzled

• D) incorrect

Which of the following words is defined as 'an occurrence of an unusual mixture'?

• wavelets

• indentations

• concoctions

• metaphors

In the sentence 'Bast mixed the salve and smeared the foul-smelling concoction onto the scribe’s shoulder before wrapping a bandage around it.', the word 'concoction' has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• blend

• gauze

• adornment

• tradition

Any metal which can be beaten out, as with a hammer, or flattened into sheets with rollers, is considered ________.

• lackluster

• radioactive

• thermal

• malleable

malleable means:

• capable of being shaped or bent

• having great material worth

• pertaining to electric current by chemical action

• composed of or covered with small particles

Which of the following ideas could be materialized most easily?

• an architect's plan for a building

• a resolution for world peace

• a design for a flying car

• a plan to redesign a city

materialize means to:

• come into being

• move or draw apart

• be incompatible

• advance beyond the usual limit

What is a synonym for 'obscure' when it means 'not drawing attention'?

• inconspicuous

• immaterial

• economical

• monotonous

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• difficult to find

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

• broad in scope or content

• precise