Improving Vocabulary Skills

Chapter 22

1. commemorate (verb) - ___________

Each year, my parents commemorate their first date by having dinner at McDonalds, the place where they first met.

commemorate means:

A. to shareB. to celebrateC. to believe

2. complacent (adj.) - ___________

Getting all A’s hasn’t made Ivy complacent. She continues to work hard at school.

complacent means:

A. very eagerB. reasonableC. too much at ease

3. consensus (noun) - ___________

The family consensus was that we should go camping again this summer. Ray was the only one who wanted to do something else for a change.

consensus means:

A. a majority viewB. an unusual ideaC. a question

4. deplete (verb) - ___________

I’d like to help you out with a loan, but unexpected car repairs have managed to deplete my bank account.

deplete means:

A. to use upB. to forgetC. to find

5. diligent (adj.) - ___________

I wish I had been more diligent about practicing piano when I was younger. It would be nice to be able to play well now.

diligent means:

A. self-satisfiedB. luckyC. hard-working

6. empathy (noun) - ___________

Ms. Allan is an excellent career counselor partly because of her great empathy. She understands each student’s feelings and point of view.

empathy means:

A. a common opinionB. a sympathetic understandingC. an efficiency

7. menial (adj.) - ___________

Victor seems to think my summer job delivering pizza is menial work, but I’ve found that it requires some skills.

menial means:

A. unskilledB. steadyC. satisfying

8. niche (noun) - ___________

Dom spent the years after college moving restlessly from job to job, never finding a comfortable niche for himself.

niche means:

A. a shared opinionB. a suitable placeC. an education

9. transcend (verb) - ___________

Yoga can help one transcend the cares of the world and reach a state of relaxation.

transcend means:

A. to participate inB. to go pastC. to use up

10. waive (verb) - ___________

The defendant decided to waive his right to an attorney and, instead, speak for himself in court.

waive means:

A. to loseB. to honorC. to give up