1. Unit 2 Vocabulary Vote With Your Feet

2. Antonyms Choose the best antonym for assailant a. Attacker b. Mugger c. Victim d. assaulter

3. C. victim

4. Antonym Choose the best antonym for contemporary a. Antiquated b. Present-day c. Current d. modern

5. A. antiquated

6. Synonym Choose the best synonym for constrain a. Loosen b. Restrict c. Liberate d. unfetter

7. B. restrict

8. Choose the best synonym What is the best synonym for arid? a. Soggy b. Fertile c. Lush d. parched

9. D. Parched

10. Fill in the blank with the best word choice from the list. A judge must remain ___________ in order to render a fair and logical decision. a. Groundless b. Disinterested c. Hypocritical d. manipulative

11. b. disinterested

12. The wives and children cheered enthusiastically when they saw the flags of our Navy’s destroyer ________ in the air a. Depicting b. Billowing c. Constraining d. confronting

13. B. Billowing

14. Since he has said hurtful words to me over the past three days, I feel compelled to ____________ him about his attitude and actions. A. Confront B. constrain C. Depict D. assailant

15. A. confront

16. While it was not an exact image, the painter did _______ my daughter quite accurately in the portrait that I commissioned. A. Assail B. Adverse C. Contemporary D. depict

17. D. Depict

18. Fill in the blank with the best word choice. It was interesting to watch the little boy ________ his father’s actions; I suppose this is an example of the old saying “like father, like son.” A. Confront B. Constrain C. Mimic D. encompass

19. C. mimic

20. Fill in the blank with the best vocabulary word. Katie’s fears were ___________, because once she stepped onto the diving board, she bravely dove in like a champ. A. Incomprehensible B. Groundless C. Billowed D. contemporary

21. B. groundless

22. What is the best definition for the underlined word above? The ocean’s billows rose and fell with the tide. A. waves B. Portrait C. Enclosure D. constraint

23. a. waves

24. What is the meaning of the underlined word? Her sheepish behavior made the people question her ability to be a class leader. A. Bold B. Smooth C. Influential D. timid