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Vocabulary Unit 1, Chapter 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My teacher continued to have a running ______________ with the student as a means of talking him out of bad decisions.

a)

diadem

b)

dialogue

c)

demigod

d)

compel

2.

Which word means "to prevent"?

a)

acknowledge

b)

anecdote

c)

avert

d)

comply

3.

The attorney was asked to write a ____________ document that gave the information in a short, brief manner.

a)

wordy

b)

confer

c)

comply

d)

concise

4.

Which word means "to do as asked"?

a)

confer

b)

compel

c)

comply

d)

conference

5.

Which word means "clear, brief"?

a)

wordy

b)

confer

c)

comply

d)

concise

6.

Most cereal companies __________________ their products with vitamins and minerals to help people remain strong and healthy.

a)

contribute

b)

forfeit

c)

fortify

d)

refuge

7.

Which word means "to bring new light" to something?

a)

eliminate

b)

illuminate

c)

isolate

d)

emulate

8.

Most prisons try to _________________ the hardened criminals away from those with misdemeanors.

a)

interrogate

b)

illuminate

c)

interest

d)

isolate

9.

With so many vinyl records filed and stacked in his house, the collector had one of the most ______________________ collections in the state of South Carolina.

a)

extent

b)

extensive

c)

erratic

d)

exemplify

10.

When his family came down with the flu, his entire deposit was ______________ (ed) for the vacation house at the beach.

a)

urban

b)

fortify

c)

forfeit

d)

avert

11.

Which word mean "unpredictable" or "changeable"?

a)

errant

b)

erase

c)

erratic

d)

aromatic

12.

In colonial America, it was thought ___ for a wife to ___ with all her husband’s commands.

a)

drastic-compel

b)

concise-comply

c)

drastic-compel

d)

appropriate-comply

13.

It was raining so hard, the students had to immediately take __________________ under the building's canopy.

a)

refuge

b)

hardship

c)

longevity

d)

fortify

14.

In America, some people like to live in rural areas with neighbors far apart, and some people like to live in __________ areas where neighbors are very close to each other.

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

urban

d)

elevated

15.

Talking about the past and ______________ (ing) is a fun past-time for parents and children to take part in.

a)

yell

b)

complain

c)

reminisce

d)

cry