Quack Vocabulary #1 Practice

"I'm so nefarious! That means..."

• evil.

• lovely.

• intense.

• grumpy.

Look at the picture. What word best describes what is seen in the image?

• brawn.

• glutton.

• artisan.

• quell.

What word would appropriately describe the person in this image?

• Glutton.

• Artisan.

• Nefarius.

• Querulous.

This is a picture of the character Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series. He could be described as...

• nefarious.

• gluttonous.

• obscure.

• brawny.

The Kindle Fire is a type of tablet. This name is appropriate because the word "kindle" means...

• to ignite.

• to praise.

• to erase or rub out.

• eager to fight.

If I want to ignite a fire, I need to...

• kindle the flames.

• extol the flames.

• efface the flames.

• tout the flames.

You must ____________ Mrs. Arnold's amazing teaching skills if you would like to get a good grade in her class.

• extol

• kindle

• obliterate

• delineate

Someone who is given an Academy Award is _____________ for their artistic or technical merit in the film industry.

• extolled

• considered pugnacious

• obliterated

• given a hiatus

Ms. Way realized she was getting old when she no longer understood the _________________ her students used when telling stories about their lives.

• vernacular

• copious

• engender

• hiatus

Vernacular means...

• everyday speech or slang.

• eager to fight.

• to praise highly.

• to publicly brag.