Quarter I Vocabulary (SAT Word Power)

Friends, a healthy diet, good rest, and exercise are a great ____ against grief.

The bird's ____ melody floated through the spring air.

Mr. Secretary, that comment was out of place. Please ____ it from the class minutes. 

Though she tried very hard, she couldn't _____ laughing at John's crazy sneakers.

When eighth graders are too loud, Mr. Rudebusch gets very quiet and quite ____.

We are working hard in here. Please don't interrupt and ____ our progress.

Don't ____ the question; answer it!

The trees outside my window erupted into a _____ of bird calls as the sun rose. 

Even though I clearly wrote "Save" on the whiteboard, someone ___ it!

Mike's _____ comment about her new shoes made Maria feel sad and hurt.

It's sometimes very difficult to battle students' ____ first thing in the morning.

In medieval times, they'd use a large, heavy mace to ____ others in warfare.

Jane loves going to the gym; the wood floors, the bright lights, the echo of the ball: her ___.

I was so mad at myself for getting a bad grade that I tore my test _____.

Dan is very reasonable; he doesn't give into drama. In fact, you could describe him as _____. 

When we're old, we'll sit around and ____ about our great English classes with Mr. Rudebusch

We are men, not animals! We shall no longer be treated like _____!

You might say that the fellow in blue is quite ____ with the rest of those sitting.

Don't make fun of Ann; she's touchy and you might _____ her to violence.

John's answer of "purple" to the math question seemed to us quite _____.

John was on the playground, not paying attention and totally ____, when the ball hit his head. 

We _____ the passing of summer into winter.

Geese fly south in the winter; they're ____ birds.

The names of the football players are all down on the _____.

Mark loves cheese. He's attended cheese classes and studied cheese-making: he's quite the ____.

My uncle is a specialist in firearms and ____.

Though he is quite incongruous, you might describe the rest as a ____.

I hope you all studied your vocabulary words this weekend and didn't ____ until today.