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Week 28 Vocab Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj) nearsighted; lacking a board, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

a)

undulate

b)

talisman

c)

maelstrom

d)

myopic

2.

(n) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet

a)

undulate

b)

talisman

c)

maelstrom

d)

myopic

3.

-(n) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling whirlpool of violence 

a)

undulate

b)

talisman

c)

maelstrom

d)

myopic

4.

(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

a)

brackish

b)

avid

c)

incendiary

d)

myopic

5.

(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

a)

brackish

b)

avid

c)

incendiary

d)

myopic

6.

(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who causes strife

a)

brackish

b)

avid

c)

incendiary

d)

myopic

7.

(n) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type 

a)

avid

b)

gambit

c)

undulate

d)

pejorative

8.

(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have wavelike appearance or form

a)

avid

b)

gambit

c)

undulate

d)

pejorative

9.

(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, belittling 

a)

avid

b)

gambit

c)

undulate

d)

pejorative

10.

(adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

a)

brackish

b)

myopic

c)

gambit

d)

overt

11.

I cannot believe Jim has a crush on me because he has never shown any (a)   interest.

12.

Because Dad had come home in one of his (a)   moods, we kids hid in our rooms to avoid causing him to blow up.

13.

The conservative talk show host has a (a)   viewpoint and is never willing to listen to his guests’ perspectives.

14.

Do you think the singer’s song-leaking (a)   will pay off with huge album sales?

15.

The (a)   water of the ocean got in the surfer’s eyes and mouth.

16.

James is an (a)   supporter of any organization that is trying to improve the environment.

17.

Throughout my grandmother’s ninety-five years of life, she rarely went a day without her favorite (a)   around her neck.

18.

The dancers’ movements were arranged so that they seemed to (a)   like dolphins with the music.

19.

While the movie critic made (a)   comments about the film’s plot, he praised the lead actor.

20.

Even though policemen were doing their best to direct the flow of traffic around the wreck, the street was a (a)   of hot metal, blaring horns, and shouting drivers.