Vocabulary Quiz 2

What is the meaning of "cultivation"?

• The process of planting trees

• The act of improving or developing a skill or quality

• A form of exercise

• A state of being skeptical

If someone is "resentful," how do they feel?

• Happy

• Grateful

• Bitter or angry

• Excited

"Negligence" most closely means:

• Careful attention

• Willful ignorance

• A small mistake

• Failure to take proper care

To be "sceptical" means to:

• Accept things without question

• Doubt or question something

• Agree with everything

• Be overly enthusiastic

A "mandate" is:

• A casual suggestion

• An official order or commission to do something

• A friendly request

• A vague idea

When something is "tailored," it is:

• Made to fit a particular person or purpose

• Unfit for use

• Mass-produced

• Completely natural

"Unprecedented" refers to something that is:

• Happening for the first time

• Very common

• Well-documented

• Unimportant

The word "decayed" means:

• Strengthened over time

• Slowly rotted or decomposed

• Increased in value

• Changed color

"Decay" most closely means:

• Growth

• Expansion

• Gradual decline in quality

• Abrupt improvement

To "converse" means to:

• Argue loudly

• Engage in a conversation

• Write a letter

• Sing a song