When The Wall Came Tumbling Down Vocabulary Challenge

Antonym

100

Fresh-smelling

musty

200

wealthy or rich

destitute or poor

300

most fitting time

inopportune

400

stiff

supple

500

omits

suppresses

Synonyms

100

Distinguished

a. stately

b. musty

c. barbaric

a. stately

200

A stuffy old office. Italic word means:

a. stately

b. musty

c. explicit

b. musty

300

Consists of means:

a. deletes

b. comprises

c. organizes

b. comprises

400

At the very height means:

a. solace

b. suppress

c. pinnacle

c. pinnacle

500

a contradictory statement neans:

a. ironic

b. stately

c. musty

a. ironic

Complete

100

I vowed that I would ___ every weed that dared to show itself.

a. explicit

b. extirpate

c. accede

b. extirpate

200

We will never ____ to those selfish and unfair terms.

a. suppress

b. accede

c. extirpate

b. accede

300

Even when the economy is strong, there are always a large number of _____ families in urgent need of assistance.

a. explicit

b. supple

c. destitute

c. destitute

400

The students couldn't ____ their groans of dismay when the teacher announced a surprise quiz.

a. comprise

b. suppress

c. brandish

b. suppress

500

Attacking the present administration, the candidate said that crime has been _____ in the streets of our city.

a, rampant

b. supple

c. musty

a, rampant

Context

100

Thoughts that are ominous are NOT

a. gloomy

b. dismal

c. hopeful

c. hopeful

200

To seek solace is to seek

a. respite

b. defeat

c. danger

a. respite

300

A book that has a musty smell is most likely

a. new

b. old

c. rare

b. old

400

Someone who is destitute is

a. vigilant

b. needy

c. prosperous

b. needy

500

The act of suppressing involves

a. changing

b. consoling

c. restraining

c. retraining