Aice gen vocab quiz 10/8

Bivalve

Mollusks with two shells that hinge together

Many ____ live in a marine ecosystem. People can often digest different types of ___ such as oysters.

Gulag

Russian camps where prisoners were sent to do forced labor

when I watched the news last night, I saw a cruel criminal being sentenced to the ___

gobbledygook

Incomprehensible/ wordy language of a specific field

When I visited the hospital, I heard the doctors talk complete ____ about the patient who was rushed to the ER

Verbose

Using or containing too many words

My teacher said my essay was too ___ and complicated to understand which is why she gave me a bad grade on it.

amalgamate

bring together, join together into a whole

Due to the intense rivalry the two small bookstores decided to ____ and become a much larger and successful company.

Furtive

secret and shy

The actor was required to play a role in which he was very ___ and mysterious. No one knew about his identity and he wasn’t caught.

Mellifluous

pleasing / satisfying to the ear

The calming and relaxing song was very ___ to me and helped calm down my stress.

Horde

A vast multitude of a moving crowd

When I went to the mall over the weekend there was a huge ___ of people near the food courts.

untrammeled

not confined / not restricted or limited

The football game was ____ and more than 1,000 students showed up but they never set a limit to how many people could come.

Monolith

a single great stone in the shape of a column

a system of organized structure that is large and uniform

During our hike we saw a few climbers trying to climb the ___, the stones were very slippery and they resulted in having to descend from their climb.

Posterity

All future generations

All of the offspring of a given ancestor

my grandma’s valuable necklace was saved for her ____ . She hoped one of her future granddaughters could enjoy the value piece

Recumbent

Lying down in a position of comfort or rest

After I broke my ankle, my doctor recommended for me to be in a ____ position since I needed a lot of rest for it to heal.

Montage

A technique of joining different sections of a film to create an idea

A film made by editing together a series of scenes and shots

When my friend created the ____ of our eighth grade year, we all admired a different scenes and clips he decided to use.

Comatose

In the state of deep and usually lengthy unconsciousness

Associated with a coma

After the tragic car crash, my best friend was transferred to the hospital in which I found her in a ___ state and unable to hear or respond to me.

Sartorial

Relating tailoring or clothing

When my sister said she wanted to start a small business relating sartorial products I supported her idea and bought one of her newest pieces of clothing

Edify

Help someone understand, enlighten

My tutor was able to ____ me on the new math topic that I was severely struggling to understand

Cacophonous

Having a loud , harsh , unpleasant sound

when my brother dropped his toy down the stairs, it made a _____ noise which alarmed me and my mom.

Raconteur

A person skilled in telling anecdote/brief stories

My older sister became a ____ at telling us short stories on things that happened to her at school.

Ancillary

Furnishing added support

The school provides multiple and surgery services such as tutoring, and after school activities to kids in need of support to learn.

Hawkish

Disposed to warfare

The president of Venezuela warned to assure a more hawkish behavior if the country didn’t agree to his ideas.