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Vocabulary Unit 2 Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

annihilation

a)

complete destruction

b)

a moving force

c)

a longing for something past

d)

danger

2.

impetus

a)

complete destruction

b)

a moving force

c)

a longing for something past

d)

danger

3.

jeopardy

a)

complete destruction

b)

a moving force

c)

a longing for something past

d)

danger

4.

nostalgia

a)

complete destruction

b)

a moving force

c)

a longing for something past

d)

danger

5.

meticulous

a)

completely destroyed

b)

unenthusiastic or lukewarm

c)

extremely careful about details

d)

incapable of being affected or influenced

6.

impervious

a)

the most pure or typical example of something

b)

unenthusiastic or lukewarm

c)

extremely careful about details

d)

incapable of being affected or influenced

7.

tepid

a)

the most pure or typical example of something

b)

unenthusiastic or lukewarm

c)

extremely careful about details

d)

incapable of being affected or influenced

8.

quintessential

a)

the most pure or typical example of something

b)

unenthusiastic or lukewarm

c)

extremely careful about details

d)

incapable of being affected or influenced

9.

retrogress

a)

to destroy completely

b)

to examine closely

c)

to move backwards

d)

to stimulate

10.

scrutinize

a)

to destroy completely

b)

to examine closely

c)

to move backwards

d)

to stimulate

11.

adroit

a)

praiseworthy

b)

friendly

c)

skilful

d)

aggressive

12.

amicable

a)

skillful

b)

aggressive

c)

friendly

d)

possible

13.

averse

a)

to be possible

b)

to be opposed to

c)

to make a face of disgust

d)

to be friendly

14.

belligerent (ROOT WORD BELL!!!!!)

a)

being friendly

b)

being warlike/aggressive

c)

being opposed to

d)

being praiseworthy

15.

benevolent (THINK ROOT word: benefit , beneficient, benediction, benefactor)

a)

being skillful

b)

being aggressive

c)

being kindly

d)

being friendly

16.

cursory

a)

looking over something quickly

b)

looking over something angrily

c)

looking over something precisely

d)

looking over something disgusting

17.

duplicity

a)

the friendliness of someone

b)

the warlike behavior of someone

c)

the over praising of someone

d)

the deceitfulness of someone (two-timing someone)

18.

extol

a)

to be extremely disgusted with someone

b)

to fight with someone a lot

c)

to praise someone a lot

d)

to be opposed to someone

19.

feasible

a)

deceitful/ tricky

b)

impossible

c)

possible

d)

skillful

20.

grimace (What kind of facial expression is a grimace?)

a)

b)

c)

d)