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Vocab. Unit 1 Long Way Gone

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a fancy word for a bad bruise.

a)

contusion

b)

embellishment

c)

ambient

d)

lore

2.

body of knowledge or tradition that is passed down among members of a culture, usually orally.

a)

lore

b)

prolific

c)

embellish

d)

rant

3.

a person who moves from place to place, typically for work

a)

omen

b)

ficticious

c)

elaborate

d)

itinerant

4.

fruitful or highly productive

a)

prolific

b)

itinerant

c)

compulsive

d)

harboring

5.

an inexpensive lodging made typically for young travelers willing to sleep in dorms

a)

tent

b)

avocation

c)

prevaricate

d)

hostel

6.

curious mixture of things, like a bunch of liquids stirred in a cup, or the elaborate and unbelievable story you make up to explain not finishing your homework

a)

concoction

b)

enamored

c)

hindrance

d)

gestapo

7.

something in the way, an obstacle

a)

peripheral

b)

hostel

c)

hindrance

d)

lore

8.

an aspect of the environment that completely surrounds you, but in a mellow way

a)

incandescent

b)

ambient

c)

hypertnesion

d)

concoction

9.

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

a)

embellish

b)

enamored

c)

compulsive

d)

omen

10.

an unnecessary decorative detail designed purely to attract you

a)

vile

b)

addendum

c)

embellishment

d)

ambient

11.

on the margin, or outside

a)

central

b)

nucleus

c)

embellishment

d)

peripheral

12.

something that is increasing quickly by large amounts

a)

exponentially

b)

inverted

c)

hallucination

d)

aversion