Vocabulary 1-4 Review

If you are easily irritated or annoyed, maybe even petty, you might be called ____________.

• peevish

• zealous

• precipitous

• conscientious

A sharp, steep drop — whether it's in a stock price, a roller coaster, or a star's popularity — could be described as a _______ one. Put simply, _______ means perilously steep.

• precipitous

• peevish

• conscientious

• zealous

_____is an adjective that describes someone or something that is not willing to give up; if someone is _____, they don't stop.

• Insidious

• Sanction

• Unrelenting

• Vessel

A _____ is a mishmash of unpleasant sounds, often at loud volume. It's what you'd hear if you gave instruments to a group of four-year-olds and asked them to play one of Beethoven's symphonies.

• accumulate
• quiver
• preservative
• cacophony

If something is described as _____, it is hateful or repulsive. _____ is the perfect adjective to describe some of the horrific crimes we see on the news.

• accumulate
• casually
• odious
• cacophony

______ means in an absentminded or preoccupied manner. The teacher _____ told the student he could leave class, but then wondered where he was a few minutes later. This happens pretty regularly because she is always multitasking...

• abstractedly
• casually
• cacophony
• quiver

To _____ is to die down or become less violent.

_____ comes from the Latin prefix sub- (meaning "down") and the Latin verb sidere (meaning "to settle"). _____is often used when a negative situation has improved significantly.

• Profusion

• Subside

• Insidious

• Cognizant

Use the adverb _____ for anything you do in a relaxed, informal sort of way. Montag's wife, Mildred, reacted _____ as he tried to tell her about the overdose. What a strange reaction to such important news!

• casually
• accumulate
• odious
• quiver

The verb to _____ means to shudder, wobble, or vibrate, often from fear. But the noun _____? It's actually the carrying case for your arrows, just the kind of thing Robin Hood would have strapped to his back.

• cacophony
• preservative
• quiver
• odious

To ______means to gather, usually in large quantities. My daughter ______ed a ton of dirty clothes on her dorm room floor, so she had to spend the weekend doing laundry.

• abstractedly
• accumulate
• odious
• ventilator