Vocabulary Building

The festival was bright and colorful, but Danny's clothes were PALLID and lacked vibrancy. What is the definition of PALLID?

• unaware

• hostile

• dull

• direct

In times of crisis, police officers must appear nonchalant while helping upset citizens.

In this sentence, nonchalant means:

• calm

• high strung

• panic

• unconcerned

What does the word "mute" mean?

• Unable to see

• Unable to walk

• Unable to talk

• Unable to read

If COMPOSE means to create, then DECOMPOSE means to take apart.

• True

• False

The study of the sounds of language is called _________________.

• Photogenic

• Pneumatic

• Polyester

• Phonetics

I___________ opened the door to the cellar after I heard a loud noise.

• haphazardly

• sarcastically

• coquettishly

• tentatively

The author says annelids have segmented bodies. Based on the information in the passage, SEGMENTED means

• contains a backbone

• lack of a backbone

• kept as a whole

• divided into parts

Something given or paid over and above what is due - something extra.

• Bonus

• Miracle

• Event

• Ordinary

They're really helpful. They always ... to help us.

• hit the books

• hit the hay

• up a creek without a paddle

• go the extra mile

A road junction in which one road joins another at right angles but does not cross it. What is the name of it?

• Junction Road

• 2-Junction

• 4- Junction

• T-Junction