Vocabulary Quiz: Words in Action

What is the definition of "vigilance"?

• To shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain.

• Alert attention; watchfulness.

• To crouch down in fear.

• To match the timing of.

During a school play, Abigail accidentally stepped on a sharp object backstage. Which word describes her action "to shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain"?

• Cower

• Synchronize

• Wince

• Neutralize

What does "consternation" mean?

• A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.

• To counteract or cancel the effect of.

• To crouch down in fear.

• Alert attention; watchfulness.

Which word means "to crouch down in fear"?

• Wince

• Neutralize

• Cower

• Synchronize

Jackson and Priya are working on a group project. What does it mean when they need to "synchronize" their efforts?

• To match the timing of.

• To shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain.

• A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.

• Alert attention; watchfulness.

During a chemistry experiment, Hannah accidentally added too much acid to a solution. To fix the mistake, she needed to add a substance that would "counteract or cancel the effect of" the acid. Which word describes this action?

• Vigilance

• Neutralize

• Consternation

• Cower

If someone is showing "vigilance," what are they doing?

• They are crouching down in fear.

• They are alert and watchful.

• They are in a state of great alarm.

• They are matching the timing of something.

What action is someone taking if they "wince"?

• They are counteracting an effect.

• They are shrinking or flinching involuntarily.

• They are matching the timing of something.

• They are in a state of great alarm.

Which of the following best describes "consternation"?

• To crouch down in fear.

• To match the timing of.

• A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.

• Alert attention; watchfulness.

What does it mean to "neutralize" something?

• To shrink or flinch involuntarily.

• To counteract or cancel the effect of.

• To crouch down in fear.

• To match the timing of.