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Week #2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to stay in place longer than necessary

a)

linger

b)

banish

c)

contort

d)

emerge

2.

to send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.

a)

linger

b)

banish

c)

contort

d)

emerge

3.

to twist or bend in a condition, state, or form.

a)

Contort

b)

Jovial

c)

Emerge

d)

Diminish

4.

move out of or away from something and come into view.

a)

Reinforce

b)

Precaution

c)

Jargon

d)

Emerge

5.

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

a)

Diminish

b)

Linger

c)

Jargon

d)

Jovial

6.

make or become less

a)

Contort

b)

Reinforce

c)

Precaution

d)

Diminish

7.

a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.

a)

Banish

b)

Contort

c)

Precaution

d)

Reinforce

8.

protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.

a)

Conserve

b)

Jargon

c)

Emerge

d)

Jovial

9.

to strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.

a)

Banish

b)

Reinforce

c)

Conserve

d)

Jargon

10.

cheerful and friendly.

a)

Contort

b)

Jovial

c)

Diminish

d)

Linger

11.

Complete the sentence.

Students should not______ in the hallway.

a)

jovial

b)

banish

c)

linger

d)

precaution

12.

The rabbit ________ his body to squeeze through the gate.

a)

banished

b)

emerged

c)

shrunk

d)

contorted

13.

A butterfly will ______ from its cocoon after a certain amount of time.

a)

contort

b)

emerge

c)

linger

d)

reinforce

14.

The ______ used by computer programmers is confusing to people who do not program computers for a living.

a)

jovial

b)

precaution

c)

jargon

d)

concern

15.

Every home owner should take___________ against fire.

a)

emerge

b)

reinforce

c)

precautions

d)

conserve

16.

Don't run around too much—you need to _______ your strength.

a)

conserve

b)

linger

c)

jovial

d)

diminish

17.

When Jim read over the report his doctor gave him, he could not understand any of the medical ________.

a)

conserve

b)

diminish

c)

reinforce

d)

jargon

18.

Stories describe Santa Claus as a ______man who gives toys to children.

a)

precautious

b)

lingering

c)

jovial

d)

diminishing