Vocabulary 1
What does "ensure" mean?
a. to make certain
b. to appease
c. to make amends
to make certain
What word best describes to quietly think on a subject aiming at greater understanding and peace of mind?
a. medication
b. mediation
c. meditation
meditation
What word is synonymous with "genuine"?
a. authentic
b. generous
c. genius
authentic
What word is synonymous with "chant"?
a. shout
b. yell
c. chill
shout
•The staff were amazingly efficient and always pointed us in the right direction to _________ that we made the most of our stay.
ensure
What word best describes the process of actively seeking out people to join a school, company, organization or the armed forces?
a. exploit
b. recruitment
c. entrapment
recruitment
What word best describes a religious ceremony in which a person has water put on them or is completely put under the water as a way to show spiritual rebirth?
a. hypnotize
b. basal
c. baptize
baptize
What word is synonymous with "rent"?
a. rant
b. lease
c. least
lease
What word is synonymous with "reflect"?
a. inspect
b. complaint
c. contemplate
contemplate
•It might just help to _____________ the parasites from the genuine cases.
weed out
What does "exploit" mean?
a. to take advantage of someone
b. to take revenge to someone
c. to eliminate someone
to take advantage of someone
What word best describes someone having reached an especially high level of knowledge?
a. heightened
b. enlightened
c. lighted
enlightened
What word is synonymous with "exploit"?
a. expand
b. capitalize on
c. adroit
capitalize on
What word is synonymous with "decorate"?
a. embellish
b. corporate
c. aggregate
embellish
•The fans started to sing the familiar soccer _____, "Here we go, here we go, here we go!"
chant
Which word best describe to eliminate bad things or people?
a. imprisoned
b. weed out
c. single out
weed out
What best describes a substance that gives a pleasant smell when burned?
a. essence
b. sense
c. incense
incense
What word is synonymous with "weed out"?
a. vanish
b. relinquish
c. abolish
abolish
What word is synonymous with "incense"?
a. scent
b. sent
c. ascend
scent
Hindus believe in _________, meaning they will answer for their actions - if not in this life, then in the next.
karma
Which word best describe someone who aims to profit from the problems of others?
a. opportunist
b. bottom feeder
c. manipulative
bottom feeder
What word best describe an idea that deeds done in this life will be rewarded or punished in the next life based on their value?
a. reincarnation
b. fortification
c. karma
karma
What word is synonymous with "bottom feeder"?
a. slum
b. spam
c. scum
scum
What word is synonymous with "enlightened"?
a. ignorant
b. stultify
c. informed
informed
•Lily likes to prey upon or panders to the base qualities of others. Her friends would sometimes call her a ___________.
bottom feeder