Guess The Word
1. Spending, costing, or using more than is required. The quality of being wasteful or spending more than necessary.
2. A thing that costs more than one can afford.
extravagant
Which of the following would be a synonym for CONSERVE.
1. save
2. waste
3. spend
save
Which of the following choices would be an antonym for the word PERIL?
1. dangerous
2. annoying
3. shiny
4. safe
safe
To accumulate means to ________________.
increase in number or amount; to pile up collect or gather.
Which of the following would CONSERVE gasoline?
1. driving more frequently
2. driving longer distances
3. traveling by bus or train
3. traveling by bus or train
1. To make worse.
2. To anger or annoy.
2. A source of annoyance or exasperation.
aggravate
Which of the following would be a synonym for DIMINISH?
1. to cause pain
2. to increase
3. to reduce
4. to expand
to reduce
Which of the following would be an antonym for the word CONTAMINATE?
1. To reduce
2. To harm
3. To collect
4. To improve
to improve
If something is vital it is_________.
1. necessary for life
2. full of lively spirit
3. of great importance
Which of the following would DIMINISH one's freedom?
1. being held captive
2. accepting an award
3. being released from prison
4. getting a driver's license
1. being held captive
1. Necessary for continued life or prosperity.
2. Full of lively spirit.
3. Of the greatest importance.
Vital
Which of the following would be a synonym for SUBSTITUTE?
1. annoy
2. forget
3. waste
4. replace
replace
Which of the following would be an antonym for the word DRASTIC?
1. mild
2. dark
3. short
4. extreme
mild
Define FRUGAL
Careful in spending or using something.
Get rid of the capitalized phrase and replace it with a vocabulary word from lesson 9.
Unwashed hands can easily BRING DIRT INTO CONTACT WITH food products.
contaminate
1. Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous.
perpetual
Which of the following is a synonym for the word IMPURITY?
1. clean
2. continuous
3. dirty
4. sparkly
dirty
Which choice below is an antonym for the word frugal?
1. soft
2. extravagant
3. necessary
4. conserve
extravagant
Deer and rabbits are a continuous AGGRAVATION to rural gardeners. Define AGGRAVATION.
A source of annoyance.
Use the word SUBSTITUTE in a sentence.
The substitute was stricter on the students than their regular teacher.
1. To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather.
accumulate
Which choice below would be a synonym for the word PERPETUAL?
1. scary
2. continuous
3. harmful
4. reasonable
continuous
To increase or make larger is an antonym for what word?
diminish
An expedition into enemy territory could be PERILOUS. Define what perilous means in this sentence.
Dangerous
Name an event that could be considered DRASTIC
Any event that is severe or extreme.
Ex. Earthquakes or wildfires