Worksheets"Silent Spring" Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
match the definition: blight
allowed
factual accuracy
a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.
encouraged or promoted
Someone ________ is reckless or not paying attention.
heedless
moribund
independent
ingenuity
Which of the following situations would most likely be considered a resurgence?
A student's math grade falls after they fail a test
A personal chef prepares daily meals for a famous client
A once-prominent political group is suddenly powerful again
A singer records their first popular hit
Which of the following people would most likely be considered prudent?
A student who frequently forgets to turn in her homework.
A teenager who constantly argues with their younger sibling.
A chef who experiments with creative flavor combinations.
A woman who saves money in case of an unexpected expense
_________ is the ability to think creatively about a situation or to solve problems in a clever way.
Ingenuity
Resurgence
Blight
Advantageous
Which of the following is most directly influenced by heredity?
A person's hair and eye color
A person's use of slang and colloquialisms
A person's favorite hair style
A person's interests and hobbies
If something is incapable of being avoided or prevented, it is:
inevitable, presentable, maladies, exacerbated, upsetting
(a)
Use implication in a sentence of your own.
impetuous means:
firm and dependable, especially in loyalty
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
causing dejection
of or concerned with the future
If something tastes bad or is not pleasant for the mind, it is (a) :
difficult, unpalatable, unpredictable, moribund
What does advent mean in the context of our vocabulary? Use it in a sentence.
malady means:
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
an abstracted state of absorption
any unwholesome or desperate condition
doubt about someone's honesty.
__________describes things that don't change and never vary — they're predictable.
Invaluable
Invalid
Invariably
Malady
condone means to:
make impure
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
lower the value of something
