1. Vocabulary: WEEK TWO
Quiz Friday!!

2. 1. Circumference (noun)
size of something as given by the distance around it
Example: The circumference of all five lakes combined is 10,500 miles, nearly half the distance around the world.

3. 2. Commotion (noun) The act of making a noisy disturbance
Example: A passenger noticed the commotion in the next car and called the police.

4. 3. Concoction (noun)
The act of creating something by mixing a variety of components
Example: It is a rich concoction of dark chocolate, strawberries, and milk.

5. 4. Conspicuous (Adj.) Obvious to the eye or mind
Example: Homelessness is conspicuous; the poverty rate is a stubbornly high 20%.

6. 5. Contortion (Noun) A twisted shape or position
Example: The contortions of her face as she cried deeply troubled her friends.

7. 6. Counter (Verb) Deal with ahead of time; speak in response
Example: He also countered the doubters who dogged him early in the games.

8. 7. Cunning (adj.) Showing inventiveness and skill
Example: He was a 215-pound professional football player, a cunning brute.

9. 8. Debris (noun)
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Example: Where other might have seen piles of rusted debris fit for a junkyard, Beth saw art.

10. 9. Deft (Adj.) Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Example: Altogether, the fossils suggested a deft climber who also walked on two legs.

11. 10. Trifling (noun/ADJ.)
Not worth considering; deliberate act of delaying instead of working
Example: Losing a library book is no trifling matter.