Context Clues 2.0 7B

The student began to SCOUR and pout when scolded by the teacher for disrupting the class.

We will not allow this loss to QUASH our hopes for a winning season and perhaps even the state championship.

After participating in the music program, each student wrote a TESTIMONIAL to explain what they had gotten out of it.

Whenever I smell cinnamon, I can't help but REMINISCE about the treats my grandmother used to bake for me.

When the boss realized many employees arrived late to work, she issued a MEMORANDUM about importance of punctuality.

As I sat down to read my new book, I shut out all distractions and began to RELISH every page I was reading.

The Little Mermaid, Ariel, loses not only the prince, but also her life, a PATHETIC ending compared to movie.

My little brother dislikes pea soup so much that just the mention of it makes him WRITHE with disgust.

I continue to PREVARICATE over whether I should try out for the basketball team or audition for the chorus.

The scientists will PERSEVERE the treetops in an attempt to locate nests of the endangered species of eagle.