Vocab Quiz 5/24

Stress

• threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgmen

• pressure or tension exerted on a material object

• a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances

• forcible restraint or restriction

The candidate's speech was long and ______, it dragged on for an hour.

She needed a ____ from the intense work schedule.

Furtive

• not expected or predicted; not regular

• done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

• easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

• wide and general destruction

Which two pairs of words are opposites?

• Longevity & Erratic

• Conspicuous & Pervasive

• Affluent & Havoc

• Furtive & Conspicuous

Affluent

A healthy diet and exercise leads to _______.

Immutable is something that is fixed and cannot be changed. Which word below has the opposite meaning of immutable?

• erratic

• furtive

• benign

• malleable

Dissipate

• a separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group

• to take into the mind and thoroughly understand

• a person who differs markedly from a group norm

• to gradually disappear or waste

The mosquito bites were ______, we didn't have bug repellent.