Weekly Vocabulary Honors - Lesson 3

What does the word meticulous mean?

• to take apart

• similar to

• extremely careful about details

• selfish

What does the word maim mean?

• inactive

• to disable or cripple

• to ease the pain

• foggy; dark or gloomy

What does the word dismantle mean?

• to take apart

• worried

• excessive admiration

• to make more bearable

What does the word analogous mean?

• dissimilar

• exact

• bright

• similar

What does the word narcissism mean?

• excessive admiration of others

• extremely troubled

• excessive admiration of one's self

• aggravation towards something

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

By working extra hard during the week, he was able to ___ any stress he might have about completing work over the weekend.

• maim

• squabble

• dormant

• alleviate

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

My older sister and I ___ about who had the best grades and attendance for the school year.

• dismantled

• squabbled

• distraught

• maimed

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

During the party my best friend became very ___ when he realized that his phone was missing.

• distraught

• meticulous

• analogous

• narcissistic

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

After all the rain for a whole week, many rivers were raging with ___ water filled with debris.

• analogous

• dormant

• murky

• dismantling

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

Her account at the bank had become ___, or inactive, because she had not used it for over six months.

• murky

• dormant

• meticulous

• distraught