Vocab II Assessment

Irritable

• Indifferent to situations.
• Calm and composed.
• Eager to help others.
• Easily annoyed or angered.
• Unable to fit on a table.

Placate

• To entertain or amuse someone.
• To criticize or belittle someone.
• To ignore someone's feelings.
• To confuse or frustrate someone.
• To calm or appease someone.

Peculiar

• Unusual or distinctive
• Regular or usual
• Typical or standard
• Boring or mundane
• Common or ordinary

Refracted

• Reflection of sound
• Absorption of light
• Scattering of particles
• Emission of energy
• Bending of light

Avail

• to ignore something
• to create something new
• to make use of something
• to destroy something
• to avoid using something

Serendipity

• Coincidence
• Misfortune
• Disappointment
• Routine
• Ordinary

Frivolous

• Not serious or lacking in value.
• Deeply insightful and profound.
• Valuable and important.
• Serious and meaningful.
• Solemn and respectful.

Confer

• To deny or refuse.
• To summarize or conclude.
• To ignore or overlook.
• To confuse or mislead.
• To grant or discuss.

Indigenous

• Indigenous refers to a type of plant species.
• Indigenous describes a modern cultural movement.
• Indigenous means a style of music.
• Indigenous refers to the original inhabitants of a region.
• Indigenous is a term for foreign settlers.

Bolster

• To support or strengthen.
• To confuse or mislead.
• To ignore or neglect.
• To criticize or oppose.
• To weaken or diminish.