Unit 4: Contact Sports Vocab List 2

an increase in the rate of speed of something.

• acceleration

• competent

• evade

The tall hill made Esmeralda’s bike gain so much ______________ that she felt like she was flying.

• persistence

• acceleration

• adaptable

Small businesses require employees who
are ___________ and able to learn new tasks.

• adaptable

• enhanced

• persistent

My mother’s no was _____________. Once she said it, there was no chance of changing her mind.

• evaded

• incorporated

• absolute

After the interview, Tia believed that Dale was
____________ enough to be her child's nanny.

• potential

• competent

• adapted

When Carly turned her phone off during the work day,
it _________ her focus.

• enhanced

• accelerated

• evaded

In the game of “tag,” the goal is to _________
getting caught by the person who is “it.” 

• potential

• evade

• enhance

 The group realized that they would need to compromise and ____________ everyone's ideas to be successful.

• persisted

• competence

• incorporate

The journalist ___________ in her questioning,
even when she was ignored.

• incorporated

• persisted

• evaded

Even though the team lost the first few games, their coach believed they had the __________ to be great.

• potential

• enhances

• competence