2. Vocabulary

a. having little value or importance; of little effect

b. causing a major change to someone or something

c. continuing or having an effect for a short period of time

a. likely to be correct or trustworthy

b. probably not honest, true, or right

c. suitable or likely to help and support

a. existing in small numbers or amounts

b. being the only existing one of its type

c. following the usual practices of the past

a. a sign of something existing or happening

b. a film that tells people about what they should do

c. a picture intended to persuade people to buy a product

a. stops doing something or stops happening

b. becomes worse in a way that cannot be controlled

c. develops and changes gradually over a long period of time

a. looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

b. appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation

c. tending to be different or develop in different directions

a. someone who is the first to study or develop something

b. someone whose job is to supervise someone or something

c. someone who supports a person or activity by giving money

a. independent; not joined or connected

b. necessary and important as a part of a whole

c. too small or unimportant to consider or worry about

a. very noticeable, important, or famous

b. not clear and difficult to understand or see

c. no longer useful or acceptable; not modern

a. worse than average, or not as good as someone else

b. difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems

c. common at a particular time or in a particular situation