Qt. 2 Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Avert

Answer 1

I tried to avert an accident.

Question 2

Abnormal

Answer 2

The kid had abnormal behavior.

Question 3

Abstain

Answer 3

I tried to abstain from sodas.

Question 4

Apathy

Answer 4

He displayed apathy towards those who were suffering because he had no empathy.

Question 5

Anesthesia

Answer 5

I had a total loss of sensation in my body because of the anesthesia.

Question 6

Anonymous

Answer 6

I wrote an anonymous letter, and nobody knew it was mine!

Question 7

Anarchy

Answer 7

The rebels led their country into anarchy.

Question 8

Atheist

Answer 8

He didn’t go to church because he was an atheist.

Question 9

Acronym

Answer 9

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.

Question 10

Acrobat

Answer 10

an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats.

Question 11

Acrophobia

Answer 11

extreme or irrational fear of heights.

Question 12

Acropolis

Answer 12

the ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings, mostly dating from the 5th century BC.

Question 13

Altar

Answer 13

a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.

Question 14

Altimeter

Answer 14

The two main types are the pressure altimeter, or aneroid barometer, which approximates altitude above sea level

Question 15

Altitude

Answer 15

height above a certain level and especially above sea level.

Question 16

Ambidextrous

Answer 16

It is something that only few people have and it is to be able to use left and right equally.

Question 17

Ambivalent

Answer 17

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 18

Ambivert

Answer 18

a person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features.