Vocab Unit 2: Honors English II (S2, 2021)

5. Firefighters, spies, and trapeze artists: these are all careers for intrepid people.
6. If Mary had ______ time, she'd probably spend it playing the video game she is obsessed with.
11. Considering the treehouse's _____ construction, Philip's parents were worried it would collapse under his weight.
12. antonym for dull or blunt
13. The college's athletes felt a _____ between the money spent on their sports; while volleyball got new equipment and uniforms every year, the football team had to play in moldy helmets and hole-riddled jerseys.
15. The ____ in this class continues to grow stronger the more we get to know each other through our personal Kahoot challenges and questions of the week.
18. For someone so ____, Ryan Reynolds was always surprisingly humble about how beautiful he was.
19. The ____ in the stadium after the tense football game unraveled into vandalism and violence in the parking lot.
20. Eeyore, Charlie Brown, Grumpy Bear, and Squidward are among the most ____ cartoon characters ever created.

1. a specific synonym for blabbermouth or windbag -- if that blabbermouth or windbag talks nonsense
2. The dog clearly didn't understand how fetch worked, as he refused to ____ the ball for it to be thrown.
3. An _____ hunter, Jack never met an animal he didn't want to stalk--except maybe a chipmunk.
4. A quiet study space, disciplined work habits, and clear assignment guidelines are all _____ conditions for student success.
7. antonym for mild, minor, or slight
8. Imelda was ____ when the boss fell asleep during her job interview. Should she wake him, leave quietly, or wait for him to stir, then act like nothing happened?
9. synonym for escape
10. synonym for baffle, puzzle, or mystify
14. antonym for capable, competent, or skillful
16. formal or undecorated, but with a more negative connotation
17. The children laughed with glee at the clown's _____.