Vocab List #2 in Sentences

The fishing boat nearly tipped over, __________ in the strong storm waves.

• engendered

• capsizing

• illuminate

• wrought

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

The teacher’s kind words __________ confidence in her students.

• engendered

• sojourn

• pretentious

• foundering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The ship was __________ in the harbor, slowly sinking beneath the waves.

• foundering

• economize

• indispensable

• wrought

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The sailors were __________ on the deserted island with no way to escape.

• perturbation

• marooned

• veritable

• disfranchisement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The bad news caused such a deep __________ in his mind that he could not sleep.

• sojourn

• perturbation

• undulation

• perdition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The smooth __________ of the snake’s body across the sand was mesmerizing.

• undulation

• pretentious

• sloven

• intemperately

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

He worked two jobs to __________ the cost of his college tuition.

• defray

• wrought

• marooned

• illuminate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

During hard times, the family had to __________ by avoiding unnecessary purchases.

• economize

• illuminate

• engendered

• capsizing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

She trusted him completely, __________ believing in his honesty.

• intemperately

• implicitly

• veritable

• indispensable

Clean water is __________ for human survival.

• indispensable

• sloven

• perdition

• marooned

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E