Weeks 3 and 4 Trimester 3

As soon as I added the chemical to the mixture, there was a(n) __________ explosion.

• instantaneous

• libel

• stifle

• slow

I would never __________ my best friend because I will always be there when she needs me.

• forsake

• dispatch

• irk

• acquit

He tried to __________ his laughter, but he couldn’t help giggling.

• stifle

• forsake

• meager

• instantaneous

Our soccer game was cancelled because of __________ weather conditions.

• adverse

• favorable

• dispatch

• forsake

The fire station will __________ firefighters if it receives an emergency call.

• dispatch

• diminish

• violate

• stifle

My __________ savings were not enough to buy the shoes I wanted.

• meager

• libel

• abundant

• manipulate

The waves of the ocean will move over the beach and then __________ into the sea again.

• recede

• advance

• dispatch

• acquit

I tried to __________ a yawn during the boring speech because I didn’t want to seem rude to the speaker.

• stifle

• forsake

• instantaneous

• forsake

Richard accused the newspaper of __________, claiming that it had printed lies about him.

• libel

• meager

• stifle

Our town’s library has a(n) __________ children’s book collection, so it’s hard to find new stories to read to the kids.

• meager

• abundant

• recede

• vast