Week 1
Use these to tie something
ropes
The monster was so horrible that my heart was filled with __________________.
terror
having a lot of money; rich
wealthy
tavern
You can use a rope to tie many different kinds of these.
knots
guns, knives and spears
weapons
People who fight together.
allies
friends and allies
comrades
The _______________ waited until the ship left the _____________, then they attacked.
pirates; docks
The teacher ______________ the fight that was about to start.
interrupted
a person who is afraid of everything
coward
The very top of a mountain
summit
having really bad luck
unlucky
I was ________________ for the test to end and grew very __________________ with people who finished slowly.
impatient; frustrated
I'm trying hard to understand, but I'm so ________________.
confused
The Romans ________________ slaves and made them fight in the _____________.
captured; arena
Spartacus and his rebels ____________________ the volcano on vines made into ropes.
descended
We were so __________and tired after climbing to the top of the ______________ building.
weary; towering
Crassus _________________ the ______________ of the lost battle.
executed; survivors
We have many willing ________________ that we need to _____________ how to do these jobs.
volunteers; train
You can sometimes tell where someone is from by listening to their ________________.
accent
Unable to be bested or defeated
unbeatable
We all hope to ___________________ say __________ to the coronavirus very soon.
enthusiastically; farewell
The _____________ was lost when our allies ____________ us to the ____________.
battle; betrayed; enemy
The football ________________ will take place on a __________ field of grass.
contest; vast
What do guards do?
Guards watch over and protect people and property.
What is a prisoner?
A prisoner is someone who is being held against their will.
Explain what 'revenge' means.
Revenge is when a person hurts someone who hurt them before.
Ten people go into the woods, but only one comes out dead. How many survivors came out of the woods.
Nine survivors came out of the woods.
The road went from wide to ______________very suddenly, so traffic had to slow to a crawl.
narrow
If you were punished, what probably happened?
I was probably punished for doing something wrong.
The spider _____________ from the ceiling on its web.
descended
Correctly use the adjective 'gruesome' in a sentence.
Answers may vary.
My dog was _________________ because he couldn't reach his toy under the couch.
frustrated
What did the pandemic do to our school year?
The pandemic interrupted our school year.
What is the opposite of 'captured'?
Answers may vary
What are two synonyms for 'vowed'?
promised; swore
When the police are in pursuit of the bad guy, what are they doing?
Police in pursuit are chasing the bad guy.
Explain what 'betrayed' means.
'Betrayed' means that a person has hurt a friend by helping the friend's enemy.
What are two synonyms for the verb 'train'?
practice; prepare; drill; condition