Vocabulary Mastery Quiz: RW Vocab 3

What is the definition of the word "concede"?

• To move back or withdraw

• To admit something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

• To leave or withdraw formally from an organization or union

• To agree to a demand or request

Which sentence correctly uses the word "recede"?

• The country decided to recede from the union.

• The floodwaters began to recede after the heavy rain stopped.

• He tried to recede the argument by changing the topic.

• She receded to the demands of the protesters.

What does the prefix "se-" in the word "secede" mean?

• Together

• Before

• After

• yield, to go

Choose the correct definition of "accede".

• To move back or withdraw

• To admit something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

• To agree to a demand or request

• To leave or withdraw formally from an organization or union

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word "intercede"?

• The lawyer decided to intercede on behalf of his client.

• The river began to intercede after the storm.

• She interceded from the group due to differences in opinion.

• He interceded the meeting with a loud announcement.

Analyze the root "gress" in the word "progress". What does it mean?

• To stop

• To speak

• To write

• to walk, move

What is the meaning of the word "transgress"?

• To move forward or advance

• To go beyond the bounds of a moral principle or other established standard of behavior

• To move back or withdraw

• To leave or withdraw formally from an organization or union

Which sentence correctly uses the word "digress"?

• The speaker began to digress from the main topic of the lecture.

• The army decided to digress from the battlefield.

• She digressed to the demands of the committee.

• The river started to digress after the heavy rain.

What is the definition of "aggressive"?

• To move back or withdraw

• To admit something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

• Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression

• To leave or withdraw formally from an organization or union

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word "egress"?

• The emergency exit provided a safe egress from the building.

• The country decided to egress from the treaty.

• He tried to egress the argument by changing the topic.

• She egressed to the demands of the protesters.