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Unit 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'adroit' mean?

a)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

b)

Friendly and good-natured

c)

slow or clumsy in action or thought

d)

Confused and indecisive

2.

What does the word 'amicable' mean?

a)

Hostile and aggressive

b)

Friendly and good-natured

c)

Sad and gloomy

d)

Confused and indecisive

3.

What is the meaning of the word 'averse'?

a)

Strongly opposed

b)

Indifferent

c)

Supportive

d)

Confused

4.

What is the meaning of the word "belligerent"?

a)

friendly and good-natured

b)

strongly opposed

c)

eager to fight

d)

level-headed, calm

5.

What is the meaning of the word "benevolent"?

a)

generous in providing aid to others

b)

strongly opposed

c)

eager to fight

d)

level-headed, calm

6.

What is the meaning of the word "cursory"?

a)

generous in providing aid to others

b)

strongly opposed

c)

hasty and without attention to detail

d)

level-headed, calm

7.

What is the meaning of the word 'duplicity'?

a)

Honesty and transparency

b)

Deceitfulness and double-dealing

c)

Kindness and generosity

d)

Loyalty and trustworthiness

8.

What is the meaning of the word 'extol'?

a)

To criticize harshly

b)

To praise, glorify, honor

c)

To ignore completely

d)

To confuse or mislead

9.

What is the meaning of the word 'feasible'?

a)

a harsh criticism

b)

To praise, glorify, honor

c)

capable of being done

d)

To confuse or mislead

10.

What does "grimace" mean?

a)

to confuse or mislead

b)

to ignore completely

c)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

d)

a contorted facial expression

11.

What does "holocaust" mean?

a)

to confuse or mislead

b)

an act of great destruction and loss of life either by purposeful or natural means

c)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

d)

a contorted facial expression

12.

What does "impervious" mean?

a)

to confuse or mislead

b)

to ignore completely

c)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

d)

a place of safety

13.

What does "impetus" mean?

a)

the act of applying

force suddenly

b)

to ignore completely

c)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

d)

a place of safety

14.

What is the meaning of the word "jeopardy"?

a)

A source of danger

b)

A feeling of happiness

c)

A state of confusion

d)

A place of safety

15.

What is the meaning of the word 'meticulous'?

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

hasty and without attention to detail

c)

careless destruction

d)

eager to fight

16.

What is the meaning of the word "nostalgia"?

a)

A source of danger

b)

A feeling of happiness

c)

a longing for something in the past

d)

A place of safety

17.

What is the meaning of the word "quintessence"?

a)

A source of danger

b)

A feeling of happiness

c)

a longing for something in the past

d)

the most typical example or representative of a type

18.

What is the meaning of the word "retrogress"?

a)

A source of danger

b)

to go back to bad behavior

c)

a longing for something in the past

d)

the most typical example or representative of a type

19.

What is the meaning of the word 'scrutinize'?

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

hasty and without attention to detail

c)

careless destruction

d)

to examine closely

20.

What is the meaning of the word "tepid"?

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

hasty and without attention to detail

c)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

d)

the most typical example or representative of a type