Milestones Vocabulary Review

Application

100

When one is nervous or worried, they are

Frightened

Apprehensive

Furious

Apprehensive

200

When two golden retrievers have distinct personalities, they are:

friendly

strong

different

Different

300

The student's version for why he received a detention was incredible.  This most likely means:

understandable

vague

unbelievable

Unbelievable

400

Susan's bedroom was a sanctuary away from her younger siblings. Sanctuary means

refuge

place

disaster

refuge

500

Many families inhabit the new condominium complex near Maple Park. Inhabit means

purchased

visit

occupy

occupy

Antonyms

100

In the sentence "The splendor of Tania's house was featured in a magazine," the antonym of splendor is

squalor

glory

opulance

squalor

200

In the sentence, "The teacher created a comprehensive study guide that covered every topic students needed for the exam," the best antonym for comprehensive would be:

thorough

limited

Broad

Limited

300

In the sentence, "The towns inhabitants attend the ballet every year, the antonym of inhabitants means:

citizens

tourists

performers

tourists

400

In the sentence "Karen received an abundance of mail during the week befor Christmas," the antonym of abundance means:

overload

scarcity

destructive

scarcity

500

In the sentence "Southwest Florida is humid during the summer months," the antonym of humid is:

dry

rainy

hot

dry

Synonyms

100

In the sentence, "Many people live in urban areas," a synononym for urban is:

rural

inner-city

country

Inner-city

200

In the sentence "The catipilar metamorphosized into a butterfly," the best synonym for metamorphosized is:

tranformed

stabalized

jumped

transformed

300

In the sentence, "Beth has a very hectic shedule this year," the best synonym for hetic is:

unusual

busy

simple

busy

400

In the sentence, "The student had a probiing expression on his face," the best synonym for probing is.

inquisitive

superficial

amused

inquisitive

500

In the sentence,"The travelers crossed unfamiliar terrain," the best synonym for terrain is:

mountains

cities

regions

regions

In Context

100

Which does NOT have an arid climate?

Desert

Rainforest

Steppe

Rainforest

200

In the sentence, "The teacher had an abundance of school supplies," the word abundance means:

plenty

a lack of

an interest in

Plenty

300

If something is detrimental, it is most likely:

beneficial

plentiful

damaging

damaging

400

In the sentence, "The kitten found sanctuary under the couch," sancutary means:

food

protection

toys

Protection

500

Sheep usually graze in a _____________________.

barn

pasture

forest

Pasture

Anything Goes

100

What does adequate mean?

Sufficient

Poor

Inept

sufficient

200

The villain chortled when his clever plan worked exactly as expected. Chortled most closely means

wept

laughed

rejoiced

laughed

300

In the sentence, "The painting is an authentic Picasso," the word authentic means:

genuine

fake

beautiful

genuine

400

In the sentence, "The dog was gentle and docile," the word docile means:

disagreeable

compliant

kind

complient

500

In the sentence, "The evidence was so strong it compelled the jury to reach a quick verdict," a synonym for the word compelled is:

stopped

motivated 

convinced

motivated