English 12 Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

In the 1940s and 1950s, many held the MYOPIC

view that natural resources were limitless and invulnerable to pollution.

Which word is closest in meaning to myopic as it is used?

• a. enlightened
• b. imaginative
• c. democratic
• d. shortsighted

To the surprise of many, Carson found an AVID

audience for her unique blend of science and lyricism, and became one of the pioneers of the

growing ecological movement.

What does avid most likely mean as it is used?

• a. grateful
• b. critical
• c. enthusiastic
• d. varied

She helped them see that the ocean was not a deep, dark, BRACKISH abyss, but a

living home to a fascinating array of plants and animals.

Which word means the opposite of brackish?

• a. briny
• b. salty
• c. mysterious
• d. fresh

Her readers learned how

the rotation of Earth, water temperature, and wind combine to produce the great ocean

currents, and how the movement of the wind creates waves that UNDULATE across every body

of water on Earth.

What does undulate most likely mean as it is used?

• a. reflect
• b. ripple
• c. creep
• d. track

These mountains of water can move with amazing CELERITY and cause catastrophic

damage.

What is the meaning of celerity as it is used?

• a. rapidity
• b. cost
• c. quantity
• d. time

SUPPLIANTS pleading their case

• a. judges
• b. petitioners
• c. bystanders
• d. passersby

a DEVIOUS answer

• a. debatable
• b. straightforward
• c. incorrect
• d. tricky

(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool

in violence and destruction

• halcyon

• maelstrom

• overt

• brackish

(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the

halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

• halcyon

• incendiary

• pejorative

• suppliant

(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike

appearance or form

• pejorative

• incendiary

• undulate

• suppliant