Wit & Wisdom Mod 2, Vocab List 2

Which option best defines the word interrogation?

• the act of preparing for a long discussion

• to treat as or put in a position of lesser rank or importance

• the act or an instance of being questioned with great detail

• to hold in confinement

Which word can be defined as "to treat as or put in a position of lesser rank or importance?"

• Marginalization

• Subordinate

• Discriminate

• enlisted

If you were holding someone in confinement against their will, they would be...

• Detained

• Arrested

• Pacified

• Endured

If you were trying to calm or restore peace of mind to someone you would be trying to ______ them

Which option best defines "oblivion?"

• to destroy, demolish, or annihilate

• to emerge as dominant

• to calm or restore peace of mind to

• the state of forgetting or unconsciousness

Which word is defined as "to compare two things or people in order to make differences clear?"

• Compare

• Contrast

• Asymmetrical

• Neutralize

Which option is the best example of "composed of lines or figures like those of geometry, as a painting or design?"

• organic

• geometric

• Symmetrical

• Asymmetrical

Which option would be considered "organic?"

• A house

• A tree

• A computer

• A glass of milk

Match the following

• Asymmetrical

• 
• Geometric

• 
• Symmetrical

• 
• Organic

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Which example best represents the word "strive?"

• A student studying for a Vocab test

• A teacher taking an afternoon nap

• Someone who gives up

• A person who loses hope