Academic and Critical Vocabulary

Choose the correct definition for : Discriminate

• Showing a great deal of variety; very different or having various kinds or forms.

• To hold back, restrain, or prevent someone from doing something or something from happening.

• To recognize or show the difference between two or more things; to treat someone or something differently, especially in an unfair way based on race, gender, age, etc.

• • Relating to or characteristic of an island; isolated, narrow-minded, or uninterested in things outside one's own experience.

Choose the correct definition for : Diverse

• Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth.

• • To come between, to step in to stop or alter a situation, especially in order to help resolve a problem or conflict.

• To recognize or show the difference between two or more things; to treat someone or something differently, especially in an unfair way based on race, gender, age, etc.

• Showing a great deal of variety; very different or having various kinds or forms.

Choose the correct definition for : Inhibit

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; uncertain or dependent on chance.

• To come between, to step in to stop or alter a situation, especially in order to help resolve a problem or conflict.

• To hold back, restrain, or prevent someone from doing something or something from happening.

• Calmly, quietly, and in a composed manner; in a slow, unhurried, and dignified way.

What is the correct definition for : Intervene

• • To come between, to step in to stop or alter a situation, especially in order to help resolve a problem or conflict.

• Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

• To recognize or show the difference between two or more things; to treat someone or something differently, especially in an unfair way based on race, gender, age, etc.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; uncertain or dependent on chance.

What is the correct definition for : Rational

• To hold back, restrain, or prevent someone from doing something or something from happening.

• Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

• Relating to or characteristic of an island; isolated, narrow-minded, or uninterested in things outside one's own experience.

• Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth.

What is the correct definition for: Precarious

• Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

• Relating to or characteristic of an island; isolated, narrow-minded, or uninterested in things outside one's own experience.

• Showing a great deal of variety; very different or having various kinds or forms.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; uncertain or dependent on chance.

What is the correct definition for: Insular

• Relating to or characteristic of an island; isolated, narrow-minded, or uninterested in things outside one's own experience.

• • Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth.

• Showing a great deal of variety; very different or having various kinds or forms.

• Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

What is the correct definition for : Sedately

• Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth.

• Calmly, quietly, and in a composed manner; in a slow, unhurried, and dignified way.

• To recognize or show the difference between two or more things; to treat someone or something differently, especially in an unfair way based on race, gender, age, etc.

• • Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

What is the correct definition for : Tepid

• Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth.

• Relating to or characteristic of an island; isolated, narrow-minded, or uninterested in things outside one's own experience.

• Based on reason or logic; able to think clearly and make decisions based on facts rather than emotions.

• To hold back, restrain, or prevent someone from doing something or something from happening.

Select the correct Latin root for : Tepid

• tepidus (meaning "lukewarm")

• sēdātus (meaning "calm, quiet")

• precārius (meaning "obtained by prayer or entreaty")

• discrīmen (meaning "distinction")