Unit 7 Vocab

The two contries remained on __________ terms despite an incident that many feared would lead to war.

• belligerence

• amicable

• protagonist

• antagonist

When interviewing for a job, it is best to show assertiveness, not _______________.

• bellicose

• enamored

• belligerence

• philanthropy

The lion is a natural _____________ to the zebra.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• bibliophile

• bellicose

The donation to the library was a generous gift of a _________________ who was culling her collection.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• antebellum

• bibliophile

It is hard to identify the ____________ in a novel with so many important characters.

• antebellum

• philosopher

• philanthropist

• protagonist

The rock star wasn't _____________ with the idea of performing old-fashioned ballads, until his agent told him there'd be no big paycheck until he started crooning out those romantic tunes.

• enamored

• amiable

• amicable

• philosophical

What is a quick reference to something that your audience will have to already know in order to "get"?

• bibliophile

• allusion

• empathy

• philanthropy

If you walk into a high school where you know no one, find the toughest looking boy in the halls and tell him he's ugly, those are ____________ words.

• amicable

• amiable

• bellicose

• antebellum

What was a major cause of tension between the North and the South during the antebellum period?

• Economic differences

• Cultural differences

• Political differences

• Institution of slavery

Despite the tensions, where were there pockets of amiable relationships?

• Between individuals from the North and the South

• Within the Southern communities themselves

• Only within the Northern communities

• Between individuals from the East and the West