3rd Quarter Vocab Review

Question 1

Changing the oil in your car regularly can __________ the life of your engine by several years.

Accepted Answer

prolong

Question 2

My younger son never tires of watching the kitten’s _________________ with the string.

Accepted Answer

antics

Question 3

Using the food processor, I am going to _________________ the vegetables into small pieces.

Accepted Answer

pulverize

Question 4

The music was loud at the party, and ___________________ I could not hear what you were saying.

Accepted Answer

hence

Question 5

Breathing is a(n) __________________ act.

Accepted Answer

involuntary

Question 6

The newspaper claimed it had the right to ____________ the celebrity’s arrest record.

Accepted Answer

disclose

Question 7

Even though she was the best swimmer on the team, she continued to ______ to improve her times.

Accepted Answer

strive

Question 8

If you get an A on your test, it should __________ you and remove worries about your classwork.

Accepted Answer

reassure

Question 9

As the number of workers began to __________ , the workload of each person became overwhelming.

Accepted Answer

dwindle

Question 10

Our country’s military is helping to overthrow an evil ____________.

Accepted Answer

tyrant

Question 11

Pirates often commandeer a __________________ if they believe it contains precious cargo.

Accepted Answer

vessel

Question 12

The president’s _______________ decision came too late to save the hostages.

Accepted Answer

belated

Question 13

In _____________, the newlyweds embarked on their honeymoon.

Accepted Answer

rapture

Question 14

The kids made a _______________ plea to their parents to stay up until midnight.

Accepted Answer

passionate

Question 15

Our island ________ of Honduras was filled with touring the landmarks and playing in the ocean.

Accepted Answer

excursion

Question 16

A longtime __________ helped support me as I ran for governor.

Accepted Answer

ally

Question 17

He suffers from paranoia and the _________________ that the world is out to get him.

Accepted Answer

delusion

Question 18

IRS auditors quickly noticed that someone had tried to __________________ the tax documents.

Accepted Answer

falsify

Question 19

Phil was not happy about the ________________ punishment his son’s attacker received.

Accepted Answer

lenient

Question 20

As long as you _________ to succeed at your job and work hard, you will never have any regrets.

Accepted Answer

aspire

Question 21

The _____________ lifeguard was able to swim far out into the ocean to save the drowning woman.

Accepted Answer

robust

Question 22

If you want to be a good detective, it helps to have a(n) ___________________ nature.

Accepted Answer

inquisitive

Question 23

Beyond the _______________ was a grassy field with a stand of cottonwood trees.

Accepted Answer

glade

Question 24

Her email was so ________________ I could only wonder if she was upset about something.

Accepted Answer

terse

3rd Quarter Vocab Review

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3rd Quarter Vocab Review

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