Vocabulary and Definitions Assessment

Alleviate (v.)

• To make less painful or dangerous.

• To increase the severity of a situation.

• To ignore a problem completely.

• To enhance the quality of life.

Rapacious (adj.)

• Seizing everything; greedy.

• Generous and giving.

• Calm and peaceful.

• Indifferent and apathetic.

Inconsequential (adj.)

• Having a significant effect or importance.

• Having no effect or importance.

• Being of great value or worth.

• Causing a major impact or change.

Perjury

• Breaking of a legal oath.

• Providing false information under oath.

• Refusing to testify in court.

• Witness tampering.

Impartial (adj.)

• Having no bias or favor.

• Showing favoritism towards one side.

• Being neutral but with a hidden agenda.

• Taking sides based on personal beliefs.

Casualty (n.)

• A person who has been injured or killed

• A type of medical treatment

• A legal term for a contract breach

• A method of transportation

Inclusive (adj.)

• Containing all; not keeping any out.

• Only including a select few.

• Excluding certain elements.

• Limited to specific groups.

Conjure (v.)

• To bring forth, especially through words.

• To create a physical object out of thin air.

• To summon a spirit or ghost.

• To make something disappear.

Predominant (adj.)

• present as the strongest or main element.

• existing in a minor role or capacity.

• lacking significance or importance.

• present in equal measure with others.

Altercation (n.)

• A peaceful conversation.

• A fight or dispute.

• A formal agreement.

• A type of dance.