L16 Vocabulary Quiz

1. to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead

• j. postpone
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

2. something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it

• i. antecedent
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

3. a statement about what will happen in the future

• g. forecast
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

4. occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War

• h. antebellum
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

5. something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in the future

• f. precaution
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

6. the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, or position

• e. symmetry
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter

7. the outside edge of an area or surface; the total length of the lines that form a shape

• d. perimeter
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• e. symmetry

8. the profession of examining people’s eyes to find out if they need eyeglasses or medical treatment

• c. optometry
• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• d. perimeter
• e. symmetry

9. an instrument that is used to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather

• a. barometer
• b. diameter
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter
• e. symmetry

10. the distance through the center of a circle or sphere from one side to the other

• b. diameter
• a. barometer
• c. optometry
• d. perimeter
• e. symmetry