UNIT 11 VOCAB ONE-SHEET

Willow is giving a presentation in class. She makes sure to use clear and precise words so that everyone understands her message. This practice is called: ________

• Brevity

• Verbosity

• Ambiguity

• Redundancy

Angela was reminded by her teacher to always act or conduct herself in a respectful manner at school. Fill in the blank: Angela should ________ herself respectfully.

• Comport

• Export

• Import

• Support

During a class presentation, MJ explained his project using only a few sentences but managed to cover all the important points. Which word best describes MJ's way of presenting information?

• Concise

• Verbose

• Lengthy

• Wordy

At a school event, Josie always speaks softly, avoids drawing attention to herself, and prefers to listen rather than be in the spotlight. Someone like Josie can be described as: ________

• Demure

• Boisterous

• Arrogant

• Brazen

• Obnoxious

Corey bought a car, and over the years, its value decreased. The loss of value of Corey's car over time is called: ________

• Depreciation

• Appreciation

• Inflation

• Amortization

Paige noticed that the old building in her neighborhood started to gradually become worse in quality or condition. Fill in the blank: The building began to ________.

• Deteriorate

• Improve

• Stabilize

• Enhance

During a class discussion, Chris accidentally shared a secret that was supposed to be kept private. What did Chris do? Fill in the blank: Chris ________ the secret.

• Divulge

• Conceal

• Ignore

• Fabricate

During a class discussion, Noah impressed everyone with his advanced knowledge, understanding, and insight on the topic. Fill in the blank: Noah is ________

• Enlightened

• Confused

• Ignorant

• Oblivious

Landon noticed that a storm was approaching and quickly closed all the windows to ________ any damage to the classroom.

• Forestall

• Encourage

• Permit

• Facilitate

During a group project, Wyatt changed the report so much that it could not be understood. Fill in the blank: Wyatt managed to ________ the report.

• Garble

• Clarify

• Illuminate

• Translate