Vocabulary Quizs

Ensure

• to make sure something happens

• to create uncertainty

• to avoid a situation

• to make a decision

Whirl

• to cause something to move around and around

• to stop something from moving

• to make something go straight

• to lift something up high

Appalled

• Greatly horrified

• Mildly amused

• Completely indifferent

• Slightly confused

Concurrent

• occurring, arising, or operating at the same time

• happening at different times

• causing delays or interruptions

• independent of each other

Defunct

• no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning

• currently in operation and functioning

• a term used for something that is new and innovative

• a state of being active and effective

Portrait

• A type of landscape painting

• The process of painting a picture or taking a photograph of a person

• A style of abstract art

• A technique used in sculpture

Expedition

• a trip or journey

• a type of food

• a musical instrument

• a form of exercise

Cynical

• trusting

• optimistic

• distrustful

• naive

Surpass

• to fall short of

• to exceed or be greater than

• to remain the same

• to decrease in value

Aspire

• directing one's hopes to achieving something

• to give up on one's dreams

• to work hard without any goals

• to avoid taking risks