New words
We sweltered in the hot sun because there was no shade in the field where we were playing soccer. What does sweltered mean? A) suffer from great heat, B) freezing, C) suntanned.
A) Suffer from great heat
Which word goes with peculiar?
A) tedious, B) meticulous, C) imminent, D) bizarre
D) bizarre
Mythical
imaginary; not real
The terrifying clown mask, resting in a bed of violets near the side of the road created a bizarre image. What does bizarre mean? A) peculiar, B) awkward, C) beautiful.
A) Peculiar. I will also except strange.
My laptop is portable so that I can work from anywhere in the world. What does portable mean? A) heavy, B) lightweight, C) movable.
C) Movable
Which word goes with secret plan?
A)dissension, B) badger, C) interrogation, D) conspiracy
D) conspiracy
Bizarre
Peculiar; strange
The high school students had conspired to skip school, but their parents learned of their plan. What does conspired mean? A) extremely careful, B) disagreement, C) plan a secret to do something wrong.
C) Plan a secret to do something wrong.
His habit of making derogatory comments about other students made him unpopular. What does derogatory mean? A) hurting someone's reputation, B) speaking highly of someone, C) imaginary.
A) Hurting someone's reputation
Which word goes with the law?
A) verdict, B) court, C) arraign, D) calamity
C) arraign=To bring before a court to face charges.
Vulnerable
easily injured
All the parachutists gave their gear a meticulous final check before leaping from the plane. What does meticulous mean? A) attentive to small details, B) celebrity, C) not pay attention to.
A) Attentive to small details
Elderly people are more vulnerable to disease than younger people. What does vulnerable mean? A) happy, B) frail, C) easily injured.
C) Easily injured
Which words go with mythical?
A) imaginary, B) unlawful, C) horrific, D) not real
A) imaginary and D) not real
Meticulous
Attention to small detail
After he won the national wrestling championship, Jake was lionized by his classmates. What does lionized mean? A) made fun of, B) treated as a celebrity, C) paid.
B) Treated as a celebrity
Unicorns are mythical creatures. What does mythical mean? A) scary, B) cute, C) imaginary.
C) Imaginary
Which word goes with portable?
A) heavy, B) popular, C) movable, D) tricky
C) movable
Lionized
treated as a celebrity