Vocab Unit 2

5 Written Questions

1. (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
2. (n.) danger
3. (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no pasage or entrance
4. (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
5. (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in a war

5 Matching Questions

1. extol
2. retrogress
3. averse
4. scrutinize
5. cursory

1. a (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
2. b (adj.) hasty, not thorough
3. c (v.) to praise extravagantly
4. d (v.) to examine closely
5. e (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
   1. nostalgia
   2. tepid
   3. extol
   4. adroit
2. (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
   1. jeopardy
   2. holocaust
   3. amicable
   4. adroit
3. (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
   1. grimace
   2. averse
   3. impetus
   4. amicable
4. (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
   1. quintessence
   2. grimace
   3. averse
   4. benevolent
5. (adj.) kindly, charitable
   1. belligerent
   2. benevolent
   3. feasible
   4. extol

5 True/False Questions

1. duplicity → (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

   True        False

2. tepid → (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

   True        False

3. amicable → (adj.) peaceable, friendly

   True        False

4. adroit → (adj.) skillful, expert in the use o the hands or mind

   True        False

5. feasible → (adj.) possible, able to be done

   True        False