Vocabulary Unit 6

Traffic came to an _______________ stop and I had to slam on my brakes.

• erupt

• abrupt

• rupture

• interrupt

1. Usually teenagers get their wisdom teeth ________________so that other teeth do not get crowded and become misaligned.

• protracted

• retracted

• distracted

• extracted

1. My __________________ is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

• motion

• motive

• motto

• remote

My brother was complaining about a sharp pain in his side.  My mother was concerned that his appendix may have _____________.

• erupted

• disrupted

• ruptured

• evaporated

1. In order to _______________________ myself to complete a task, I always try to think of something nice I can do when I’m finished.

• motor

• motivate

• commotion

• promote

1. The Limited Express stores had to move out of the outlet mall because they were no longer making any money.  They actually went _____________________________!

• bankrupt

• corrupt

• erupt

• abrupt

When I heard my dogs going crazy, I wondered, “What’s all of this ____________________________ about?”

• promotion

• locomotive

• commotion

• motivation

1. Erosion is the ____________________ wearing away of the land over time.

• graduate

• undergrade

• congress

• gradual

The __________________________ was in session to discuss laws around school attendance.

• progress

• congress

• regress

• graduate

1. Thomas was so ______________________________ that he almost flipped over the fire hydrant when he was riding his bike.

• abstracted

• extracted

• distracted

• attracted