Vocab Building

Which word best describes activities that are kept secret or done in a private manner, especially for purposes of deception?

• Impulsive

• Obedient

• Clandestine

• Fickle

A "belligerent" person is likely to be:

• Peaceful

• Aggressive

• Friendly

• Indifferent

If two events are "concurrent," they are:

• Unrelated

• Happening at the same time

• Sequential

• Opposing each other

Engineers have full _________________ in deciding how they will spend their time.

What does interminable mean?

• unending

• intermittent

• slowly

• last day of term

what does intransigent mean?

• refusing to travel

• refusing to compromise

• wanting to move across something

• wanting to enjoy a ride

to fill with life and energy

• injest

• incaffeinate

• invigorate

• inside

Which word means to make something less severe or intense?

• A) Mitigate

• B) Exacerbate

• C) Aggravate

• D) Intensify

What does the word 'ephemeral' mean?

• A) Eternal

• B) Temporary

• C) Unchanging

• D) Permanent

Choose the word that best fits the sentence: The scientist's theory was considered _______ because it was based on untested assumptions.

• A) Empirical

• B) Speculative

• C) Factual

• D) Proven