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"Silent Spring" Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

match the definition: blight

a)

allowed

b)

factual accuracy

c)

a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

d)

encouraged or promoted

2.

Someone ________ is reckless or not paying attention.

a)

heedless

b)

moribund

c)

independent

d)

ingenuity

3.

Which of the following situations would most likely be considered a resurgence?

a)

A student's math grade falls after they fail a test

b)

A personal chef prepares daily meals for a famous client

c)

A once-prominent political group is suddenly powerful again

d)

A singer records their first popular hit

4.

Which of the following people would most likely be considered prudent?

a)

A student who frequently forgets to turn in her homework.

b)

A teenager who constantly argues with their younger sibling.

c)

A chef who experiments with creative flavor combinations.

d)

A woman who saves money in case of an unexpected expense

5.

_________ is the ability to think creatively about a situation or to solve problems in a clever way.

a)

Ingenuity

b)

Resurgence

c)

Blight

d)

Advantageous

6.

Which of the following is most directly influenced by heredity?

a)

A person's hair and eye color

b)

A person's use of slang and colloquialisms

c)

A person's favorite hair style

d)

A person's interests and hobbies

7.

If something is incapable of being avoided or prevented, it is:

inevitable, presentable, maladies, exacerbated, upsetting

(a)  

8.

Use implication in a sentence of your own.

4 lines
9.

impetuous means:

a)

firm and dependable, especially in loyalty

b)

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

c)

causing dejection

d)

of or concerned with the future

10.

If something tastes bad or is not pleasant for the mind, it is (a)   :

difficult, unpalatable, unpredictable, moribund

11.

What does advent mean in the context of our vocabulary? Use it in a sentence.

4 lines
12.

malady means:

a)

preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

b)

an abstracted state of absorption

c)

any unwholesome or desperate condition

d)

doubt about someone's honesty.

13.

__________describes things that don't change and never vary — they're predictable.

a)

Invaluable

b)

Invalid

c)

Invariably

d)

Malady

14.

condone means to:

a)

make impure

b)

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

c)

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

d)

lower the value of something