Slide Rules. His ______________ driving alerted the police officer to pull him over.

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Slide Rules Vocabulary Unit 2 Review

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Slide Rules

Vocabulary Unit 2 Review

His ______________ driving alerted the police officer to pull him over.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

ERRATIC

The insurance companies will compensate the victims of the hurricane for damages to their property.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

VERB

Raw material for a designated purpose

What vocabulary word matches this definition?

FODDER

Pharmacists have to be skilled at reading prescriptions due to many physicians’ __________________ handwriting.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

ILLEGIBLE

The crowd began to jeer at the baseball superstar because he struck out.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

VERB

The CEO decided to market the product overseas in an effort to make his business more ________________.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

LUCRATIVE

Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back.

What vocabulary word matches this definition?

UNFLINCHING

His mother admonished him not to go outside and play in the rain so he would not ______________ his clothing.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

SULLY

Joseph was disappointed by his mediocre performance on the exam.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

ADJECTIVE

At practice, the soccer coach worked on teaching all the players a new ____________ to help them dribble by opponents.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

FEINT

To move to another place.

What vocabulary word matches this definition?

ADJOURN

The modeling agency advertised for a young woman with a _________________ appearance for a magazine photo shoot.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

COMELY

By bringing drugs into school, the student faced a lengthy suspension or possibly an expulsion.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

NOUN

I could tell he was in a bad mood by his ________________ replies to my questions.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

TERSE

Loose in one’s morals or behavior

What vocabulary word matches this definition?

DISSOLUTE

I did not enjoy the guest speaker as she spoke about Macroeconomics, a topic that is totally _________________ to me.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

ALIEN

The company decided to fortify their breakfast cereals with vitamins and minerals in an attempt to attract more health-conscious consumers.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

VERB

The patient received the bad news that the type of cancer he has tends to ______________________ quickly.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

PROLIFERATE

To conquer by force, bring under complete control.

What vocabulary word matches this definition?

SUBJUGATE

Before lunch, the smells from the cafeteria began to ________________ me so that my stomach began to growl.

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

TANTALIZE