Vocab Set 10

Swine flu is a(n) ________ illness that is easily transferred from one person to another through close contact and direct touch.     

• contagious
• desirable
• brittle
• brutal

The old woman’s bones were ____________ and fragile, making her at risk of breaks and fractures.   

• brittle
• bleak
• brutal
• apt

Because James learned a hard lesson about telling the truth, he is not ___________ to lie to his parents again and will likely be a more truthful person.   

• apt
• afloat
• frigid
•  humid

To keep the ship _________, the sailors rushed to fix the hole in the bow and stop the water from coming in.   

• afloat
• apt
• frigid
• humid

To combat the __________ temperatures of Mount Everest, mountain climbers wear special clothing designed to protect them from these freezing weather.   

• frigid
• humid
• eternal
• desirable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Thousands of plant species thrive in the ______ and moist climate of the rain forest.   

• humid
• frigid
• brittle
• afloat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The American car industry’s future looks ___________ during this recession, and many experts do not expect the situation to improve.   

• bleak
• brittle
• brutal
• apt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The iPhone is a powerful cell phone, iPod, video camera, and mobile internet device all in one attractive   handheld gadget, making it one of the most ___________ products on the market today.   

• desirable
• humid
• contagious
• bleak

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The __________ wildfire destroyed  thousands of acres of forestland as well as hundreds of homes.   

• brutal
• brittle
• desirable
• bleak

Though friendships come and go, the love of family is ______________ and everlasting.     

• eternal
• brutal
• afloat
• apt