SAT Vocabulary - Lesson 5

natural ability

When lower back pain becomes ______, its time to see a doctor.

The school principal became so _____________ even his teachers avoided speaking to him.

During the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, fans ________ outside the gates for days.

using few words

disturbing, frightening

Farmer John gets a little _________ every time he goes to the city.

After a _______ escape from a shark attack, Eddie vowed never to dive again.

Settlers in the 1800s ________ many harships on their way to California.

wait in line

dizzy, light-headed

something delicate

easily angered

The spider's _________________ trapped many unhappy flys.

The doctor was _______ with his patients to the point of being rude.

to cringe from fear

put up with hardships

continuous

When Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok entered the Last Chance Saloon, the villains _____________ in fear.

Birds have an ______ for altitude.