Vocabulary WEEK TWO Quiz Friday 1 Circumference noun size of something as given by the distance around it Example The circumference of all five lakes combined is 10500 miles nearly half the distance around the world ID: 770702
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Vocabulary: WEEK TWO Quiz Friday!!
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.
2. Commotion (noun) The act of making a noisy disturbance Example: A passenger noticed the commotion in the next car and called the police.
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.
4. Conspicuous (Adj.) Obvious to the eye or mind Example: Homelessness is conspicuous ; the poverty rate is a stubbornly high 20%.
5. Contortion (Noun) A twisted shape or position Example: The contortions of her face as she cried deeply troubled her friends.
6. Counter (Verb) Deal with ahead of time; speak in response Example: He also countered the doubters who dogged him early in the games.
7. Cunning (adj.) Showing inventiveness and skill Example: He was a 215-pound professional football player, a cunning brute.
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.
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.
10. Trifling (noun/ADJ.) Not worth considering; deliberate act of delaying instead of working Example: Losing a library book is no trifling matter.