Vocabulary Practice

In an effort to gain more BLANK, Jessica moved out of her parents' house.

• Dependence

• Autonomy

• Poignant

• Phenomenon

Eli’s absences from school became BLANK resulting in 30 missed days by year end.

• Intermittent

• Sudden

• Persistent

• Chronic

My mother is strong in her BLANK that children should not steal.

• Conviction

• Poignant

• Chronic

• Confusion

Fights were BLANK in school, so the students were given more privileges.

• Increasing

• Ebbing

• Poignant

• Chronic

Teachers should BLANK fun with work to keep students’ attention.

• Separate

• Intermittent

• Integrate

• Remove

Disruptive children BLANK the learning process.

• Impede

• Accelerate

• Chronic

• Ignore

Which word means "independence" (n.)?

• Autonomy

• Sympathy

• Obstruction

• Habitual

Which word means "emotionally moving; touching" (adj.)?

• Poignant

• Obstruct

• Habitual

• Autonomy

Which word means "lessening or weakening" (v.)?

• Diminishing

• Obstruct

• Poignant

• Autonomy

Which word means "block or obstruct" (v.)?

• Obstruct

• Poignant

• Autonomy

• Habitual