Unit 8 Vocab Test Study Flashcards
The book explains the ____________ of the planets.
Formation
What is CONSTRUE?
to understand a action, event, remark, etc
What is OBSTRUCT?
to slow or block the movement
What is CONSTRUCTIVE?
helping to develop or improve something
What is EMIGRATE?
to leave a country or region to live else where
What is REFORM?
to improve someone or something by removing or correcting faults
What is an antonym for constructive?
(A) Smart
(B) Bring Up
(C) Help
(D) Non supportive
(D) Non supportive
The building doesn’t __________ to local regulations
Conform
What is PESSMIST?
a person that believes that the worst will happen
What is MIGRATORY?
moving from one place to another at different times of the year
What is CONFORM?
to be the same as or similar to something
What is IMMIGRANT?
a person who comes to a country to live there
He has urged ___________ of the welfare system.
Reform
She was born in Barbados but spent her ___________ years in east London.
Formative
He may ___________ the approach as a hostile act.
Construe
What is TRANSIENT?
Not permanent
What is a synonym for obstruct?
(A) Slow
(B) Fast
(C) Computer
(D) Numbers
(A) Slow
What is SIMPLICITY?
Easy to understand
What is UNACCUSTOMED?
Not familiar or out of the ordinary
Chose two words that best match the word: Construe
(A) Interpret
(B) Predict
(C) Insult
(D) Explain
(A) Interpret
(D) Explain
What is FORMATIVE?
used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed
What is FORMATION?
something that is formed or created
