Wes Moore Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary CP

Which of the following best describes the definition of the word diverge?

• The act of separating from one route, path, or line and going in a different direction.

• To stay on the same path without deviation.

• The process of forgiving someone or making amends.

• The act of remaining stationary.

Define accountability...

• Accountability is the obligation to explain, justify, and take responsibility for one's actions.

• Accountability is avoiding responsibility for one's actions.

• Accountability is the ability to delegate tasks to others.

• Accountability is the process by which people are assessed in a court of law.

Which of the following pairs are synonyms for reconciliation?

• Harmony, Settlement.

• Conflict, Disagreement.

• Dispute, Division.

• Tragedy, catharsis.

Which of the following is the correct definition of insatiable?

• (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.

• the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.

• an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions

• a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Define antithesis...

• a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

• a method of agreement between similar ideas.

• a technique for combining similar concepts.

• the process of spreading from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body

Which of the following is defined as: "denoting or relating to the time following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event"?

• Postapocalyptic

• Conspicuous

• Futuristic

• Metastasizing

Litany is a noun meaning a sizable series or set.

• True

• False

Define hostility...

• restoration to friendship or harmony.

• to separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction.

• conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle.

• deprived of capacity or natural power; made incapable of or unfit for normal functioning.

Which of the following means: "very noticeable, obvious, or attracting attention"?

• Askance

• Conspicuous

• Hostility

• Ambiguous

Which of the following means: "having an abundance of goods or riches"?

• antithesis

• askance

• affluent
• facade