Memoir and Application Vocabulary Review 1

Match the following words to their closest synonyms:

• Love

• Commensurate

• Not Harmful

• Embody

• Represent

• Benign

• Proportionate

• Dubious

• Suspicious

• Endear

Match the following words to their closest synonyms

• Bad Fame

• Infamy

• Natural

• Innate

• Pervasive

• Pseudo

• Fake

• Ubiquitous

• Combination

• Fusion

Although some may think that overreacting to a classmate's rude comment is ​ (a)   , it is important to make sure one's response is ​ (b)   with the problem at hand. Screaming at someone for making a snide comment is not likely to ​ (c)   you to others, and may in fact harm your relationships.

• benign
• commensurate
• endear
• Dubious
• innate

One day, you might decide to try a new cookie recipe that claims to create a ​ (a)   of lemon and chocolate-peppermint flavors. If you offer someone that plate of ​ (b)   -looking cookies, they might still be polite enough to try one: no matter how suspicious they are. I would suggest trying one first before offering them to others in order to avoid ​ (c)   .

• fusion
• dubious
• infamy
• pseudo
• benign

Some athletes are able to fully ​ (a)   the attributes necessary to succeed in their sport. This is usually a result of combining ​ (b)   ability with a lot of hard work. Athletes should only expect to achieve results ​ (c)   with the time they spend practicing.

• embody
• innate
• commensurate
• endear
• pseudo

In the 2020s, internet access is almost ​ (a)   in the United States. Though most people agree with this statement, some people might believe this is ​ (b)   information . In fact, many people who live in extremely rural areas might see this claim as downright ​ (c)   .

• ubiquitous
• dubious
• pseudo
• innate
• benign

Though some may say it is ​ (a)   to allow a toddler to spend many hours a day on a tablet, others argue that this is a ​ (b)   -reliable claim. Those who think this is a bad idea often argue that it makes children too ​ (c)   to technology.

• benign
• pseudo
• endeared
• fused
• ubiquitous

At Country Fest, straw hats and cowboy boots are ​ (a)   as most concert-goers are eager to ​ (b)   the spirit of the music they are listening to. Often, the music played at these shows include a ​ (c)   of the country, bluegrass, folk, western, and pop genres.

• ubiquitous
• embody
• fusion
• benign
• endear

Recently, a number of rappers have attempted to use their ​ (a)   songwriting abilities to bring their rivals into ​ (b)   . Occasionally these songs backfire and instead ​ (c)   the rapper's rival to their audience.

• innate
• infamy
• endear
• dubious
• fusion

I feel _______ to take Vocabulary Quiz #1.

• very prepared

• somewhat prepared

• mostly not prepared

• not prepared at all