Unit 10 Vocabulary Review

Vote with your Feet

Complete the sentence.

Caleb is a ________ student; he uses his resources and his background knowledge to achieve success.

A. RigorousB. ResourcefulC. AbominableD. deluded

B. resourceful

In the years ________ to the Civil War, American industrialists took advantage of the economic devastation in the South.

A. RefurbishB. PosterityC. SubsequentD. engulfed

C. Subsequent

Which word best matches the definition:

To fool, deceive; to mislead utterlyA. doleB. deludeC. foilD. unerring

Correct Answer:

B. delude

severe, harsh, strict; thoroughly logical

A. rigorousB. posterityC. engulfD. initiative

Correct Answer:

A. rigorous

making no mistakes, faultless, completely accurate

A. pryB. refurbishC. consequenceD. unerring

Correct Answer:

D. unerring

a person who refuses to follow established ideas or ways of doing things; unconventional

A. panoramaB. bumblingC. nonconformist D. abominable

Correct Answer:

C. nonconformist

coming after; following in time, place, or order

A. subsequentB. resourcefulC. refurbishD. memento

Correct Answer:

A. subsequent

to swallow up, overwhelm, consume

A. null and voidB. initiativeC. foilD. engulf

Correct Answer:

D. engulf

to express definitely or systematically; to devise, invent; to state as a formula

A. formulateB. bumblingC. posterityD. resourceful

Correct Answer:

A. formulate

to brighten, freshen, or polish; to restore or improve

A. subsequentB. refurbishC. abominable D. initiative

Correct Answer:

B. refurbish

Choose the synonym for the following word:

abominable A.outcome, significance B.overviewC.hateful, despicable, loathsome D.remembrance, souvenir, token

Synonym: abominable

C. hateful, despicable, loathsome

Which is the best synonym for panorama:A. overview

B. snoop, meddleC. sure, certain, unfailing

D. remodel, renew

Synonym: panorama

A. overview

Which is the best synonym for memento:A. encompass, immerse

B. remembrance, souvenir, token

C. frustrate, thwart, counter

D. canceled, repealed, abolished

Synonym: memento

B. remembrance, souvenir, token

Which is the best synonym for dole:

A. inventive, skillfulB, snoop, meddleC. maverick, individualist,

D. ration, allot, distribute, handout

Synonym: dole

D. ration, allot, distribute, handout

Which is the best synonym for pry:

A. snoop, meddleB. trick, hoodwinkC. leadership, enterprise

D. tough, trying, challenging

Synonym: pry

A. snoop, meddle

Which is the best antonym for

consequence?A. binding, in effectB. cause, sourceC. aid, abet, assist, advance

D. traditional, conventional

Antonym: consequence

B. cause, source

Which is the best antonym for initiative?

A. laziness, sloth, shiftlessness

B. assist, advance, promote

C. unreliable, faultyD. run down, dilapidate

Antonym: initiativeA. laziness, sloth, shiftlessness

Which is the best antonym for posterity: A. previous, prior,

recedingB. cause, sourceC. charming, delightfulD. ancestry, ancestors, forebears, the past

Antonym: posterity

D. ancestry, ancestors, forebears, the past