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Vocabulary Round 3, Step 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word in RED mean? He is erratic and unpredictable; he is captivating and he is capricious.The Guardian (Aug 13, 2018)

a)
coming at short intervals or habitually
b)
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
c)
liable to sudden unpredictable change
d)
able to be changed or adapted
2.

What does the word in RED mean? Extreme weather is more frequent and more intense. The Verge (Jan 27, 2021)

a)
coming at short intervals or habitually
b)
a standard against which other conditions can be compared
c)
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
d)
continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
3.

What does the word in RED mean? “Definitely it’s affecting my business, in a negative way,” Mr. Murrar, 40, said. New York Times (Jun 14, 2021)

a)
doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile.
b)
a prohibition
c)
the action of declaring something to be untrue.
d)
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
4.

What does the word in RED mean? There are tall trees obstructing most of my view, but I can see the occasional plane, and I send it my love. (Ask the Passengers)

a)
a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.
b)
shut out from view
c)
an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.
d)
a defensive wall of a castle or walled city
5.

What does the word in RED mean? For a long time, in order to create a realistic virtual reality environment, you had to render as detailed a world as possible. (Warcross)

a)
give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity.
b)
show in, or as in, a picture
c)
give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).
d)
be of the same opinion; agree.
6.

What does the word in RED mean? As she passed, the woman gave a lopsided smile of rueful apology. (Atonement)

a)
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
b)
dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
c)
resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
d)
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
7.

What does the word in RED mean? The data showed that any baboon might start moving away from the others as if to draw them on a new course — male or female, dominant or subordinate. New York Times (Mar 2, 2020)

a)
a standard against which other conditions can be compared
b)
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
c)
not important or significant.
d)
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
8.

What does the word in RED mean? The eventual goal of science is to provide a single theory that describes the whole universe. (A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays)

a)
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
b)
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
c)
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
d)
an individual rule as part of a system of law.
9.

What does the word in RED mean? The writers then dispersed in search of the stories that would illuminate, sharpen, or possibly contradict, their working hypotheses. (Class Matters)

a)
prove negative; show to be false
b)
state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
c)
make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
d)
the quality of being alike
10.

What does the word in RED mean? Singer took back the note and wrote a few additional sentences. (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter)

a)
the divisor of a fraction
b)
the process or skill of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.
c)
further or extra
d)
a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.