VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

The new accountant is accurate and thorough, but she is slow and ...

• stirring

• ill-bred

• inefficient

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A .... performance by the visiting orhestra received a standing ovation.

• ill-bred

• stirring

• provocative

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Rude and offensive people often are that way because they are ...

• inefficient

• stirring

• ill-bred

The article on illiteracy was illuminating and ...; it stirred me to act.

• ill-bred

• propocative

• inclement

Outdoor activities often are spoiled by ... weather.

• provocative

• inclement

• amateurish

The dance company put on a very ...performance; they were not well trained or well rehearsed.

• inclement

• overpowering

• amateurish

A nearly ... smell emanated from the filthy and damp storeroom.

• overpowering

• palatable

• invigorating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The food at the newly opened restaurant was ... but not very interesting.

• diverting

• palatable

• invigorating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Crisp autum weather is more ... than hot, humid summer weather.

• palatable

• stimulating

• invigorating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Our Chief Executive Officer is an extremely ... speaker; everyone is ready to overcome all problems after hearing him.

• invigorating

• stimulating

• diverting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4