Advanced Vocabulary Lessons 1&2

Ben Franklin was known for many ____________.

• adages

• bonanzas

• citadels

• laggards

After winning the lottery, the family felt like they hit a _______________.

• bonanza

• decree

• excerpt

• vigil

The bully was ______________ and felt not remorse even after getting caught.

• churlish

• discordant

• servile

• preclude

The castle served as a _____________ looking over the cliff.

• citadel

• decree

• excerpt

• rubble

Learning to ______________ with others is a useful skill in any workplace.

• collaborate

• evolve

• hover

• jostle

The messenger read a ________________ from the king.

• decree

• excerpt

• laggard

• rubble

The room was full of ______________ people unhappy with the council's decision.

• discordant

• servile

• churlish

• revert

There are still animals today that have _______________ from dinosaurs.

• evolved

• groped

• hovered

• jostled

We read an _____________ of the novel in Language Arts class.

• excerpt

• laggard

• rubble

• vigil

The firefighter ____________ through the thick smoke to search for a way out of the house.

• groped

• hovered

• jostled

• precluded