Choose the best definition for the word epidemic.

an outbreak of a disease that spreads more quickly than normally expected

Choose the best definition for the word predator.

a carnivorous animal that kills and eats other animals to survive

Choose the best definition for the word vector.

a quality that has both direction and magnitude

Choose the best definition for the word deranged.

to make someone very angry or irrational

Choose the best definition for the word disperse.

to distribute something over a wide area

Choose the best definition for the word benign.

not a threat to life or long-term health

Choose the best definition for the word Naturalist.

a believer or adherent of naturalism

Choose the best definition for the word quaint.

with a charming, old-fashioned quality

Choose the best definition for the word invasive.

involving an intrusion or infringement

Choose the best definition for the word antiquity.

the state of being very old or ancient

Choose the best definition for the word concierge.

somebody who is employed at a hotel to assist the guests

Choose the best definition for the word dilated.

to become wider, larger, or stretched

Choose the best definition for the word promiscuous.

having many indiscriminate sexual relationships

Choose the best definition for the word euthanize.

to kill an animal or person with incurable illness to relieve pain

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Hot Zone Vocabulary, words 31-45 (#3)

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These words come directly from the book The Hot Zone. They are listed on your vocabulary list with page numbers and definitions.

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1
Choose the BEST word to complete the sentence: My mother showed me a _____ old kitchen tool no one knew how to use.
naturalist
invasive
despondent
quaint
2
Choose the best definition for the word epidemic.
an outbreak of a disease that spreads more quickly than normally expected
involving an intrusion or infringement
to distribute over a wide area
to make someone irrational
3
Choose the BEST word to complete the sentence: People became so ___ that they could not function in their jobs or lives.
despondent
deranged
benign
dilated
4
Choose the best definition for the word predator.
a carnivorous animal that kills and eats other animals to survive
somebody who is employed at a hotel to help the guests
an outbreak of a disease that spreads more quickly than normal
a fixed annual sum of money given for a job
5
Choose the best definition for the word vector.
a believer in or adherent of naturalism
involving an intrusion or infringement
a quality that has both direction and magnitude
a carnivorous animal that hunts, kills, and eats in order to survive
6
Choose the best definition for the word deranged.
a carnivorous animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals to survive
to make someone very angry or irrational
someone who is employed at a hotel or apartment building to help the guests
an outbreak of a disease that spreads more quickly than normal
7
Choose the best definition for the word disperse.
to become wider, larger, or stretched
to look at someone in surprise or wonder
to distribute something over a wide area
to shed something (like skin)
8
Choose the BEST word to complete the sentence: Strawberries can be so _____ as they spread from where they were planted.
benign
deranged
invasive
quiant
9
Choose the best definition for the word benign.
to distribute something over a wide area
not a threat to life or long-term health
unstoppable
impossible to pacify
10
Choose the best definition for the word despondent.
extremely unhapppy
unstoppable
not a threat to life or long-term health
impossible to pacify or or reduce in strength
11
Choose the best definition for the word Naturalist.
the science, skill, or art of farming
a believer or adherent of naturalism
a carnivorous animal that kills and eats other animals to survive
someone who is employed at a hotel to help the guests
12
Choose the best definition for the word quaint.
with a charming, old-fashioned quality
to look at somebody with surprise or wonder
the state of being very old or ancient
exiting at the beginning of time
13
Choose the best definition for the word invasive.
to make somebody irrational
to shed something
to distribute over a wide area
involving an intrusion or infringement
14
Choose the best definition for the word antiquity.
with a charming, old-fashioned quality
the state of being very old or ancient
exiting at the beginning of time
a quality that has both direction and magnitude
15
Choose the best definition for the word concierge.
somebody who is employed at a hotel to assist the guests
extremely unhappy and discouraged
the state of being very old or ancient
relating to, involving, belonging to, or typical of the Middle Ages
16
Choose the best definition for the word dilated.
extremely unhappy
the loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
having many indiscriminate or casual sexual relationships
to become wider, larger, or stretched
17
Choose the best definition for the word promiscuous.
extremely unhappy and discouraged
to look at someone in surprise and wonder
to become wider, larger, or stretched
having many indiscriminate sexual relationships
18
Choose the best definition for the word inexorably.
unstoppable
impossible to pacify or reduce
involving an intrusion or an infringement
to make someone irrational
19
Choose the best definition for the word Implacable.
to become wider, larger, or stretched
to look at someone in wonder
impossible to pacify
unstoppable
20
Choose the best definition for the word euthanize.
to make a person or animal do something by offering it something
to kill and eat other animals to survive
to distribute something over a wide area
to kill an animal or person with incurable illness to relieve pain

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