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Study Sync Unit 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

define lottery

a)
  1. any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.

b)

a long-established custom or belief that has been passed on from one generation to another

c)

To question someone for the purpose of gaining information

d)

Taking the law into your own hands to gain revenge

2.

Define tradition

a)
Transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
b)
A type of dance
c)

an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner


d)

causing suffering because of different beliefs


3.

define persecution

a)

Passing on family traditions from one generation to the next

b)

The act of randomly choosing a participant who will receive some sort of prize

c)

To change from one belief to another

d)
The act of subjecting someone to cruel or unfair treatment
4.

define populace

a)

The act of officially ending or stopping something

b)
The average age of a group of people in a specific area.
c)

Changing from one belief to another

d)
The total population or inhabitants of a particular area or country.
5.

define perfunctory

a)

Done without thought or effort, mechanical

b)

Officially stopping or ending something

c)
Done with meticulous attention to detail
d)

Done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol


6.

define attentive

a)

The desire to possess something someone else has

b)

An inclination, tendency, or capacity to learn or do something

c)
To be completely unaware and not noticing anything.
d)
To be fully focused and paying close attention to something or someone.
7.

define envy

a)
A feeling of admiration or respect towards someone else's possessions, qualities, or achievements.
b)

To perform without thought, automatic

c)
A feeling of discontent or resentment towards someone else's possessions, qualities, or achievements.
d)

Being harassed or treated poorly due to different beliefs

8.

define aptitude

a)

Focused on a task or a speaker

b)
A person's natural ability or talent for learning and problem-solving.
c)

A high level of difficulty learning a new task

d)
A musical instrument
9.

define decree

a)
An official order or decision issued by a legal authority.
b)
A type of bird
c)

A motive or desire to do something

d)

To forcefully remove someone from a group

10.

define banished

a)
To be expelled or forced to leave a place or group.
b)
To be given a promotion or reward for good behavior.
c)

A law or mandate created by an official

d)

The natural ability to complete a task

11.

define commend

a)
A compliment or expression of praise.
b)
A formal military ceremony.
c)

To desire what someone else has

d)
A command or instruction given to someone.
12.

define vigilante

a)

The count of people within a community

b)
A person who is hired by the government to enforce the law
c)

To praise someone

d)
A person who takes the law into their own hands to seek revenge or protect their community.
13.

define interrogation

a)
The act of bribing someone to obtain information.
b)

Someone who takes the law into his own hands to get revenge

c)

To fully focus on a task or speaker

d)
The act of questioning someone to obtain information or gather evidence.
14.

define counterpoint

a)

An opposite point of view of a particular subject

b)
A mathematical concept used in geometry.
c)

To point to a particular spot on a counter

d)

To desire something someone possess

15.

define fabrication

a)

The act of questioning someone to gain information

b)
The act of repairing or fixing something
c)

To formally remove a person from a group

d)
The act of creating or constructing something
16.

define encroaching

a)

Using what's left of food and provisions

b)
Gradually intruding or trespassing on someone's rights, territory, or personal space.
c)

To create something whether a product or a lie

d)
Gradually retreating or withdrawing from someone's rights, territory, or personal space.
17.

define sustenance

a)

A random drawing of a name

b)

Means of support, often referring to food or nourishment.

c)

Slowly working into someone else's space

d)

To officially announce a new law or mandate

18.

define obliterate

a)
To hide something from view
b)
To completely destroy or erase something, leaving no trace behind.
c)

An inherited or customary way of doing things, or believing

d)
To create something new
19.

define condensed

a)

Completely wiped out, destroyed

b)

To praise for a job well done

c)
Made more expensive or luxurious
d)
Made more compact or dense
20.

define degenerate

a)
Something that has improved from a lower to a higher state or has become more specialized or differentiated
b)

To make smaller by condensing

c)

To provide food and nourishment

d)
Something that has declined from a higher to a lower state or has become less specialized or differentiated