Brady Vocab Ch 2

What does the word "knack" mean?

• A type of fruit

• An ability or special method for doing something easily and well

• A type of dance

• A type of animal

Which word describes moving or running with bounding steps?

• Traipsing

• Loping

• Stride

• Peculiar

What is the meaning of "peculiar"?

• Common

• Strange or odd; unusual

• Happy

• Fast

What does the word "stock" mean in the context of thinking?

• To buy groceries

• To think carefully about a situation and form an opinion

• To run quickly

• To build something

Which word means to walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction?

• Traipsing

• Loping

• Stride

• Peculiar

What does "traipsing" mean?

• Running fast

• Walking about casually or needlessly

• Jumping high

• Sitting quietly

Which of the following words is associated with an unusual or strange characteristic?

• Knack

• Peculiar

• Stock

• Stride

If someone is "loping," how are they moving?

• Slowly

• With bounding steps

• Backwards

• In circles

What is the action of "taking stock" related to?

• Buying shares

• Thinking carefully about a situation

• Running a race

• Cooking a meal

Which word would you use to describe someone walking casually without a specific purpose?

• Stride

• Traipsing

• Loping

• Peculiar