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Wit & Wisdom Mod 2, Vocab List 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which option best defines the word interrogation?

a)

the act of preparing for a long discussion

b)

to treat as or put in a position of lesser rank or importance

c)

the act or an instance of being questioned with great detail

d)

to hold in confinement

2.

Which word can be defined as "to treat as or put in a position of lesser rank or importance?"

a)

Marginalization

b)

Subordinate

c)

Discriminate

d)

enlisted

3.

If you were holding someone in confinement against their will, they would be...

a)

Detained

b)

Arrested

c)

Pacified

d)

Endured

4.

If you were trying to calm or restore peace of mind to someone you would be trying to (a)   them

5.

Which option best defines "oblivion?"

a)

to destroy, demolish, or annihilate

b)

to emerge as dominant

c)

to calm or restore peace of mind to

d)

the state of forgetting or unconsciousness

6.

Which word is defined as "to compare two things or people in order to make differences clear?"

a)

Compare

b)

Contrast

c)

Asymmetrical

d)

Neutralize

7.

Which option is the best example of "composed of lines or figures like those of geometry, as a painting or design?"

a)

organic

b)

geometric

c)

Symmetrical

d)

Asymmetrical

8.

Which option would be considered "organic?"

a)

A house

b)

A tree

c)

A computer

d)

A glass of milk

9.

Match the following

a)

1.

Symmetrical

b)

2.

Asymmetrical

c)

3.

Organic

d)

4.

Geometric

10.

Which example best represents the word "strive?"

a)

A student studying for a Vocab test

b)

A teacher taking an afternoon nap

c)

Someone who gives up

d)

A person who loses hope

11.

Which option means, "to emerge as dominant; overcome?"

a)

Subordinate

b)

Leader

c)

Achieved

d)

Prevailed

12.

Which suffix means "having to do with, characterized by, or like?"

a)

-ism

b)

-ic

c)

pre-

d)

-ist

13.

Identify the two sentences that use the word "endured" best.

a)

The teacher endured the constant questions from the students.

b)

The Japanese-Americans living at Manzanar were endured.

c)

The endured Navajo were really good at marching long distances.

d)

The Marines endured constant "Banzai" attacks from the Japanese.