HMH Module 7, Week 2 Vocabulary

Damaged an area while looking for something.

The burglar _________ the jewelry store during a heist.

• institution

• ransacked

• physics

• precious

Outer edges of a city; far away from the center.

On weekends, my family travels to a lake on the _________ of town.

• outskirts

• authorities

• institution

• ruthless

Has value and should be treated with care.

My mom has a necklace from her grandmother that is very ________.

• convicted
• alleged
• precious

• suspected

The people in charge.

If you see a crime, it is important to alert the ___________ immediately.

• outskirts

• institution

• exhaust

• authorities

Someone who is cruel and shows no concern for other people.

The ruler was so ________ that many of the people in his kingdom suffered from starvation.

• outskirts

• ruthless

• authorities

• exhaust

Caught fire or exploded.

We were pleased that the old stove _______ as soon as we turned it on.

• physics

• hybrid

• ignited

• synthetic

Something made up of one or more different things.

The ______ flowers on display in the gardens are beautiful and unique.

• precious

• synthetic

• ruthless

• hybrid

Something artificial; not natural.

I prefer food from my garden to _________ food.

• sunthetic

• hybrid

• exhaust

• ransacked

The gas that comes out of an engine as a waste product.

Many recent laws have required that engines cut

down on the amount of _______ they produce.

• ignited

• synthetic

• exhaust

• physics

The scientific study of matter and energy.

I love to do experiments about motion in my _______ class.

• physics

• precious

• synthetic

• institution