Vocabulary exercise 1

Which of the following words do not reflect intense happiness?

• Starry eyed

• Euphoric

• Glad

• Delirious

Which word has the same meaning as crestfallen?

• Forlorn

• Annoyed

• Worried

• Blithe

My childhood friend gave me the __________ after he became rich and famous.

• put aside

• spark off

• brush off

• talk down to

You traitor! You ______ us _______!

• back, out

• size, up

• stamp, out

• gave, away

What are you __________? Are you trying to tell me that I’m incompetent?

• weeding out

• pushing on

• hitting upon

• driving at

"Do I really have to provide you with an example of what constitutes an emergency?"
The word in green means?

• makes the elements or parts of
• suddenly or unexpectedly
• becoming more distant
• excersise to develop muscles

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

They both asked about his high school exploits back in Houston. 
The word in green means?

• suddenly
• outstanding events that puts one's strong points to the best advantage
• to exercise
• amazement or astonishment

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

But I turned back around anyway, and I looked west down our street at the receding line of black mailboxes. 
The word in green means?

• becoming more distant
• to stop
• slow down
• not right now

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

loathsome

• causing peace or love, wonderful
• causing passion or amazement
• causing hatred or disgust, repulsive 
• breathtaking and beautiful

reprisal

• an act of kindness toward a friend
• to show sympathy toward an enemy
• an act of retaliation against an enemy
• to show someone the way