WorksheetsLR #2 Trigger Words
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Destitute
having no money; poor
wealthy and prosperous
middle class
financially stable
Constructive
having a negative effect; harmful
having a positive effect; helpful
neutral; neither positive nor negative
destructive; causing damage
Diligent
hardworking and careful
lazy and careless
quick and hasty
indifferent and neglectful
Docile
easily taught; submissive to instruction
aggressive and unmanageable
independent and self-reliant
difficult to train
Resolute
Determined; steadfast
Indecisive; wavering
Uncertain; hesitant
Flexible; adaptable
Deflect
to cause to turn aside or away
to attract attention
to cause to move forward
to create a barrier
Gratuitous
unnecessary or unwanted; done only to please
essential and required; necessary for a purpose
beneficial and helpful; providing support
mandatory and obligatory; required by law
Complacent
satisfied with a situation
dissatisfied with a situation
eager for change
unaware of problems
Incriminate
To reveal guilt or make
To conceal evidence
To provide an alibi
To exonerate someone
Exonerate
To prove not guilty
To accuse someone of a crime
To ignore a legal obligation
To punish someone for wrongdoing
Culprit
One responsible for a crime
A type of dessert
A legal term for a witness
A person who helps in a crime
Diffuse
1. Not concentrated or focused; wordy
2. To spread out or distribute
3. To concentrate or focus
4. To gather or collect
Revert
to fall back into an old condition
to move forward into a new state
to change completely
to remain the same
Expound
To explain or discuss in detail
To summarize briefly
To argue against a point
To confuse or mislead
Evolve
to unfold; to develop or change gradually
to remain the same over time
to become less complex
to stop developing
