Students are asked to match the 11.1 vocabulary terms with their definitions. Click here to print. The answer key is provided below.

1. _____ a circumstance or reason that justifies a thought, word, or deed
h. justification

2. _____ a thing that is indispensable or necessary
i. necessity

3. _____ an agreement between persons to meet at a certain place and time
o. rendezvous

4. _____ dauntless or doggedly fearless
g. intrepid

5. _____ dilemma
n. quandary

6. _____ explicitly expressed or stated
l. positive

7. _____ extremely fruitful
m. prolific

8. _____ habitual criminal
j. outlaw

9. _____ implied rather than stated directly
f. implicit

10. _____ lack or scarcity
e. dearth

11. _____ pertaining to a relative comparison
d. comparative

12. _____ to calm or bring to a state of peace
k. pacify

13. _____ to crash or violently come into contact with
c. collide

14. _____ to deprive or leave desolate
b. bereave

15. _____ to make more bearable or satisfactory
a. ameliorate