Unit 2, Part 2 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

My parents always _____________________ me to follow my dreams.

Accepted Answer

encourage

Question 2

After studying all weekend, Beth was _____________ to take her test.

Accepted Answer

unafraid

Question 3

_____________ has replaced lead as the core of most pencils.

Accepted Answer

graphite

Question 4

My grandpa is the _______________ of our family.

Accepted Answer

patriarch

Question 5

The leaders of the two countries tried to find a _____________________ way to settle the border dispute.

Accepted Answer

nonviolent

Question 6

Until the townspeople had telephones installed, their messages were sent by _______________.

Accepted Answer

telegraph

Question 7

I covered my nose, because there was an _______________ smell in the room.

Accepted Answer

unpleasant

Question 8

Fatima admired the beautiful ______________ with which her copy of the Qur&#x27;an was written.

Accepted Answer

calligraphy

Question 9

When you write a true story of someone else&#x27;s life, you write a ______________________.

Accepted Answer

biography

Question 10

Grandma makes all the family decisions, because she is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

matriarch

Question 11

The elderly ____________ hoped her daughter would rule the country after her.

Accepted Answer

monarch

Question 12

The puppy loved playing with his ______________ toy, but it was very noisy.

Accepted Answer

squeaky

Question 13

When I met my favorite baseball player, I asked him to _____________ my hat.

Accepted Answer

autograph

Question 14

The spy kept turning around to ____________ that nobody was following him.

Accepted Answer

ensure

Question 15

The main point of a newspaper article is often found in the first or second ______________.

Accepted Answer

paragraph

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