English II Content Specific Vocabulary

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The fabric in this rain parka is designed to ______ water.

• retract

• evade

• refute

• repel

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The United States is ______ for its many beautiful national parks.

• convoluted

• renowned

• innocuous

• giddy

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In a baseball game, a batter might feel ______ because of an umpire’s bad call.

• resentment

• remorse

• recourse

• giddy

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A stiff cast is used to ______ a broken bone so it can heal.

• impede

• refute

• immobilize

• endorse

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Hannah was stung by Jean’s comment, but the others thought it was ______.

• interminable

• innocuous

• insuperable

• wary

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Because Celeste had seen bear tracks nearby, she was ______ about leaving the food on the picnic

table unattended.

• giddy

• renowned

• wary

• insuperable

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Exhausted and outnumbered by enemy soldiers, the troop’s only ______ was to retreat.

• remorse

• recourse

• resentment

• scrutiny

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Harriet decided to investigate the candidate before she would ______ him.

• enhance

• impede

• evade

• endorse

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Sam proposed that we ______ the recycling program by having everyone bring cans, bottles, and plastic

to one location.

• mesmerize

• equalize

• evade

• centralize

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Our vision for a better community will begin to ______ when the new hospital is built.

• materialize

• scrutinize

• idealize

• mesmerize