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Unwind vocabulary list 3
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Havoc
Noun: widespread destruction.
catastrophe, damage, ruin, destroy
chaos, disorder
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Havoc
Covid has wreaked havoc on all of our lives in some way and our plans for the future.
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Multiple Choice
Which our the following choices might not wreak havoc?
Hurricane
Car crash
Tsunami
Job promotion
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Naive
having or showing a lack of experience
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
someone who believes what people say, never being skeptical; an innocent.
lack of understanding sophistication, often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism.
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Naive
It is dangerous to be gullible or naive because there are so many who are ready to deceive.
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Multiple Choice
Which quality is not associated with being naive?
Inexperienced
easier to fool
skeptical
believes what they are told
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Longstanding
adjective
having existed or continued for a long time.
established
enduring
constant
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Longstanding
People have been battling the longstanding injustices embedded in our Nation. Justice is supposed to be blind but it seems that those with more money and privilege are treated differently.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an example of longstanding?
The Grand Canyon
Niagara Falls
The Roman Colosseum
The Mile High Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain
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Mull
verb
to think over
ponder
consider
contemplate
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Mull
Sometimes I need a quiet place when I want to mull a situation over.
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Multiple Choice
Which word is the opposite of MULL?
analyze
ponder
impulsive
evaluate
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Barrage
noun: a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.
verb: bombard (someone) with something.
Synonyms
bombardment, flood,
onslaught, pelt
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Barrage
The barrage of meteorites decimated the city.
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Multiple Choice
Which is choice best exemplifies barrage?
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Multiple Choice
Which best exemplifies barrage?
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Petty
adjective
having little or no importance or significance, minor
trifling inconsequential, trivial
negligible, insignificant
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Petty
People may call you petty if there is a more mature way to deal with a small, inconsequential problem but you make a big deal out of it.
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Multiple Choice
What is petty about this picture?
There are copyright issues with sharing pictures.
You don't have permission to share everyone's face.
It is a huge inconvenience to send a group photo to the other people in the group.
It is not a big deal to send a group picture to all of the people in the group.
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Aftermath
noun
the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.
repercussions
fallout
aftereffects
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Aftermath
The aftermath of the winter storms in TX includes loss of life, people's true character revealed, a better understanding of the importance of funding/maintaining the power grid, and the knowledge that there are working wind turbines in Antarctica.
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Multiple Choice
Which choice does not use aftermath correctly?
Asia-Pacific growth was stunted at 2.5% in the aftermath of the tsunami tragedy.
The aftermath of the wedding led to may dates.
The aftermath of the explosion was malodorous and chaotic.
There are still mild tremors being felt in the aftermath of the main earthquake.
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Incoherence
noun
the quality of being illogical, inconsistent, or unclear.
inability to speak intelligibly.
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Incoherence
Maybe the language sounds incoherent because you never studied it, you never learned the language.
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Multiple Choice
Which choice is likely to be incoherent?
Class work typed on the computer.
Class work carefully written by hand.
Class work completed on the bus ride to school the morning it is due.
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Adjacent
adjective
next to or adjoining something else.
abutting, alongside
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Adjacent
I am hesitant to move into a townhome because the owner of the adjacent home could be a nightmare neighbor.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following choices is not an example of adjacent?
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Devise
verb
to plan or to invent
to form in the mind by new combinations
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Devise
The plan they devised was even more cunning than any ruse I ever conceived.
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Multiple Choice
Which choice is an example of devise?
She planned a party.
She went on a spontaneous trip.
He impulsively ran across the street.
Without thinking, he made his choice.
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