Vocabulary Final Winter RR3 2016 Units 1-4, Ch 8Secure

Vocabulary Final Winter RR3 2016 Units 1-4, Ch 8Secure

Vocabulary Final Winter RR3 2016 Units 1-4, Ch 8Secure

SECTION I: MATCHING

Directions: Match the word in Column A with its definition or synonyms in Column B. Write the letter from Column B on the line in Column A. There is only one correct answer. You will not use all the definitions/synonyms. ( 1pt each)

Column AColumn B

  1. _____ ranka. to make (someone) want to do something :

to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create

  1. _____ exception

b. the amount of money needed to pay for/buy something

  1. _____ merge

c. without worry or stress

  1. _____ expense

d. someone or something that is different from others; someone or something that is not included

  1. _____ initially

e. the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others

  1. _____ carefree

f. an older person in society – usually over the age of 70 or so.

  1. _____ incorporate

g. of particularly strong feeling or emotion

  1. _____ motivate

h. newer

  1. _____ set apart from

I. using or characterized by computer technology

  1. _____ senior citizen

j. to cause two or more things to come together and become one thing, as in a partnership

  1. _____ retirement

k. the state of being non-working and having leisure time after a person has reached a certain age

  1. _____ intense

l. to include something as part of something else

  1. _____ capacity

m. to make unique, to make or be something different from others

  1. _____ ancient

n. at the beginning; at first

  1. _____ isolation

o. extremely old, as in age, history etc.

p. the ability to do something: a mental, emotional or physical ability

q. to have a particular position in a group of people or things that are being judged according to ability, quality, size, etc.

SECTION II. FILL IN THE BLANK

Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct words below. Pay attention to parts of speech and singular/plural. You will not use every word. (2 pts each)

distractionperceivedcurrentlymarketingrigorous

dramaticbeneficialstridemostlycaught up on (2 extra words)

  1. I find the tutoring over at the Writing Center to be really ______for my grammar and writing class. My grades have improved over the last 3 weeks.
  1. At their 30th high school reunion, the three women sat and ______all the news and events that had happened to them in the past 30 years.
  2. She ______that the movie was over because so many people were exiting the theater.
  3. The ______of the company’s new slogan cost several hundred thousand dollars, but was effective because many people saw the ads at the same time all over the world.
  1. The training for the marathon was extremely ______with the runners practicing for the race by running 20 km a day.
  1. I can’t finish my homework with the ______of the TV in one room and my brother playing music really loudly in the other.
  1. I find the tutoring over at the Writing Center to be really ______for my grammar and writing class. My grades have improved over the last 3 weeks.
  1. ______, the fashion trend is bright colors and large prints.
  1. Luna’s long ______helped her to win the race far ahead of the other runners.

performaccumulatedwithdrawgossipwidow

ponderdefectivewore offdefault (2 extra words)

  1. The computer’s ______parts caused the system to crash, so I had to return it to the store for a replacement.
  1. The snow ______on the sidewalk, so the boys had to go out with shovels to clear it away.
  1. Some teenagers ______into their own worlds and do not leave their rooms for any reason.
  1. The computer’s ______website is the North Seattle College home page.
  1. The young ______eventually remarried after a few years.
  1. When I carefully ______the issue, I can eventually come up with a solution to the problem.
  1. The effect of the gas eventually ______and the patient woke up after the operation.

SECTION III: New Words – PARAGRAPHS

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words. You will not use all the words/phrases. (2 points each)

appeal celebrity sell out undeniable unique
miss the boat significant reward
(2 extra words)

As a world-class (31)______, Angelina Jolie is known for her

(32)______acting skills and her (33) ______and exotic beauty.

Many of her films (34)______on opening night. She has received many

(35)______awards for her acting, such as several Grammys, and for her

humanitarian missions in South East Asia. If you don’t want to (36) ______,

you’ll go see her new movie right away!

championship reject exchange roughly
as far as we know slim absorbed disturb
(2 extra words)

My friend Starr is completely (37) ______in the virtual reality game of

Second Life. If you ask her, she will tell you she spends (38)______10 hours a

day online. She likes it because she can (39)______money that she makes (called

Lindens) by selling her art in Second Life for real-life money that she can pay her real-life bills

with. I always text her before I go over to visit because I don’t want to (40) ______her gaming. (41)______, if there was a

(42)______for making money in Second Life, she would definitely be the winner!

SECTION IV: Multiple Choice (1 pt each)

43. to take (something) into your stomach through your mouth and throat

a.swallow

b.sweep

c.flow

d.slim

44. tolook for and find

a.uneasy

b.sweat

c.trend

d.spot

45. to give someone an advantage in a particular situation

a.give someone an edge

b.catch up with

c.miss the boat

d.at first glance

46.to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do.

a.destroy

b.vehicle

c.hesitate

d.spot

47. verysimilar to something but not being it exactly

a.appeal

b.virtual

c.digital

d.disturb

48. small in amount, size, or degree

a.elite

b.slim

c.role

d.stride

49. to think about deeply and thoughtfully

a)perceive

b)sensation

c)ponder

d)gossip

50. sudden and extreme

a.promote

b.sensation

c.dramatic

d.perceive

51.contemporary

a.happening before now

b.happening in the present

c.ancient

d.hook

52. to turn something on

a.defective

b.activate

c.hesitate

d.course

53. disappears

a.stirs up

b.wears off

c.perceives

d.accumulates

54.simultaneously

a.something that is not really what it seems to be

b.happening or being done at exactly the same time:

c.the way that something feels when you touch it

d.to smile a big smile

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