Vocabulary 14

What does the word aspects mean in the sentence below?

Lee solved all aspects of the problem.

• angles

• corrections

• entrances

• pledges

What does the word persuade mean in the sentence below? Dolores wanted to persuade her parents to let her grow a vegetable garden.

• burden

• convince

• entertain

• instruct

What does the word tentative mean in the sentence below? Wanda and her family made tentative plans to go on a picnic.

• with little food

• without preparation

• not fully worked out

• never done ahead of time

What does the word apprentice mean in the sentence below?

Linda became a carpenter's apprentice.

• one who refuses to learn new things

• one who studies different kinds of plants

• one who keeps track of a business's money

• one who learns by watching an experienced worker

What does the word provisions mean in the sentence below?

The cowboys took all their provisions with them when they were on a cattle drive.

• coins

• friends

• remarks

• supplies

Which word best completes the sentence below?

We used a train to___________ the goods across the country.

• transgraph

• transject

• transmeter

• transport

Which word best completes the sentence below?

Kesha used a ________ to measure the outside temperature each morning.

• thermograph

• thermoject

• thermometer

• thermoport

Which word best completes the sentence below?

Nina and Dominic worked together on a science fair________.

• prograph

• project

• prometer

• proport

Which word best completes the sentence below?

That is a beautiful_____________ of Angel Falls.

• photograph

• photoject

• photometer

• photoport

Which word best completes the sentence below?

One _________ is smaller than one inch.

• centigraph

• centiject

• centimeter

• centiport