Unit 1 Vocab ST-Y

Question 1

to originate from something, like fruit comes from a tree: (“Some say that crime _____s ______ high social inequality and bad policing.”)

Answer 1

stem(s) from

Question 2

to originate from something, like fruit comes from a tree: (“Having a healthy life ____s _____ a balanced diet, lots of exercise, and good friends.”)

Answer 2

stem(s) from

Question 3

a walk for fun or relaxation (“We decided to take a __________ down Av. Paulista.”)

Answer 3

stroll

Question 4

strange in a way that’s difficult to explain (“Jeremy has an _________ ability to say exactly what people want to hear.”)

Answer 4

uncanny

Question 5

strange in a way that’s difficult to explain (“You look exactly my uncle. It’s ___________.”)

Answer 5

uncanny

Question 6

doing things randomly, impulsively, without caring for consequences (“The _________ king decided he wanted 300 grapes for dinner, no more, no less. And five minutes before dinnertime, he changed his mind again.”)

Answer 6

whimsical

Question 7

doing things randomly, impulsively, without caring for consequences (“In a __________ decision, I picked up my things and moved to Salvador.”)

Answer 7

whimsical

Question 8

to complain in an annoying way, like a child (“We decided to go home early because nobody could stand Jeff ____ing about the hot weather.”)

Answer 8

whin(ing)

Question 9

to complain in an annoying way, like a child (“‘Why do we have to eat Chinese food today?’ Stacy _____d, ‘I hate Chinese!’”)

Answer 9

whine(d)

Question 10

seeming very real, lifelike (“His paintings are very _____. They look like real people.”)

Answer 10

vivid

Question 11

seeming very real, lifelike (“I had a very _____ dream about my childhood.”)

Answer 11

vivid

Question 12

to result in something, as a tree gives fruit (“Good study habits _____ better grades.”)

Answer 12

yield

Question 13

to result in something, as a tree gives fruit (“The so-called ‘terra roxa’ in São Paulo ______ed excellent coffee harvests.”)

Answer 13

yield(ed)