Vocabulary

Nouns

100

The ____ of this house is not a citizen of the country, but they do work here. 

resident (person who lives there) 

200

There is a wide ___ of tea available at this cafe, but only two types of coffee. 

array (variety, selection, assortment) 

300

Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his ___ and his commitment to freedom and equality. 

advocacy (support, encouragement) 

400

Artists have to pay attention to the ___ between colour, light, and pattern when they are creating. 

contrast (difference) 

500

After the surfer had his leg bitten off by a shark, he had to go through ___ to learn how to walk with his prosthetic. 

rehabilitation (recovery, improvement, rest) 

Verbs

100

Nobody can ___ the athlete for being upset when they didn't win the gold medal.

blame (accuse, attack, criticize) 

200

Getting good grades will ____ you to go to college or university. 

enable (allow, let, prepare) 

300

Everyone must ___ something to the party if they want to come. 

contribute (give, share, donate) 

400

After the teacher marks your work, it is important to ___ your mistakes so that you learn from them. 

rectify (fix, correct, alter) 

500

They argued about whether or not they should ___ him in public and let everyone know how terrible he was. 

condemn (blame, punish) 

Adjectives

100

It is important to balance ___ words with compliments when you are giving someone feedback. 

harsh (strict, severe) 

200

Although I don't eat dessert every day, I have the ___ ice cream cone or piece of cake. 

occasional (rare, unusual) 

300

Every zebra has a ___ stripe pattern that other zebras can see even though they all look the same to our eyes. 

distinctive (unique, special) 

400

To build something correctly, all measurements must be ___ or it won't fit together well. 

precise (exact, correct, careful) 

500

Many people are studying the ____ effects of sugar and how it affects learning.  

cognitive (mental, related to thinking or the brain) 

Adverbs

100

Letting people decide ____ is important because if you force them, they won't try very hard. 

willingly (voluntarily, freely, by choice) 

200

When you arrive at the airport, go ___ to the information screen to make sure that all your information is still correct. 

directly (precisely, straight to) 

300

My mother taps her foot ____ when she wants us to hurry up and finish something. 

impatiently (with annoyance or irritation) 

400

The mother cat meowed ____ at her kittens as they crawled all over her even though she never allows anyone else to touch her like that. 

tolerably (allows or accepts something) 

500

Make sure to answer the question ____ to receive all of the marks available out of 5. 

thoroughly (completely, entirely) 

Idioms/Phrases

100

Before she can give you her answer, she has to ___ __ her ___ about the choices. 

make up her mind (decide) 

200

Knowing when to ___ __ is an important part of having an argument or discussion. 

give in (back down, surrender) 

300

Celebrities have to get used to being __ __ ____ or they will be very unhappy with their lives. 

in the spotlight (receiving attention) 

400

Learning how to read music is an important ___ ___ for anyone who wants to be a professional musician. 

stepping stone (step on the path, part of the journey, milestone) 

500

One student cheating can have a ___ ___ on the classroom and soon other people will cheat too. 

ripple effect (widespread or ongoing impact)