Unit 13 - 9th Grade

What is the definition of "affluent"?

• Lacking in resources or wealth

• Wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

• Sweetly flowing or sounding

• A complete failure and ruin

Which word best fits in the following sentence? "The ___________ sound of the violin filled the room with a sense of peace."

• superfluous

• mellifluous

• recede

• collapse

What does "superfluous" mean?

• Necessary and essential

• Additional to what is necessary; extra

• To make less painful or dangerous

• A lack of seriousness; a jolly or joking manner

Use the word "levity" in a sentence.

• The levity of the situation made everyone feel tense and uncomfortable.

• His levity during the meeting was appreciated as it lightened the mood.

• The levity of the water caused it to flow uphill.

• The levity of the rock made it sink quickly.

If I said time has elapsed, what has occurred?

• Time was made less heavy.

• Time slipped away or went by

• Time surrendered.

• Time has moved back or away from.

What is the effect of "leavening" a conversation?

• It makes the conversation more serious and intense.

• It adds a sense of humor or lightness to the conversation.

• It causes the conversation to collapse.

• It makes the conversation more painful.

Which word would you use to describe a situation where someone falls back into an old habit?

• recede

• relapse

• alleviate

• concession

Analyze the following scenario: A company decides to "cede" a portion of its market share to a competitor. What might be a strategic reason for this decision?

• To increase their own market share

• To focus on a more profitable segment of the market

• To collapse the competitor's business

• To make their products superfluous

What is a "concession" in a negotiation context?

• A complete failure and ruin

• Something given up or yielded

• A sweetly flowing or sounding agreement

• A lack of seriousness in the negotiation

Consider the word "alleviate" in a medical context. Why is it important?

• Doing so increases the pain or danger of a condition.

• Doing so makes a condition less painful or dangerous, improving patient comfort.

• Doing so causes a condition to relapse.

• Doing so causes the symptoms to go away completely.