Vocabulary - List 3 -1st - 3rd Blocks

On Thanksgiving Day, people all over America celebrate the BOUNTIFUL gifts of nature.

• stingy
• jammed
• generous
• economical

The ANTICS of the chimpanzees amused the crowds at the zoo.

• ridiculous behavior
• loud noise
• generous spirit
• disgust

The governor was an AVOWED  supporter of the plan to aid public libraries throughout the state.

• disgruntle
• sworn
• happy
• secretive

The doctor grew very concerned when the patient's lung became CONGESTED with fluid.

• dancing
• emptied
• bothered
• overcrowded

The home team survived a six-game losing streak with almost no DETRIMENT to its standing in the league.

• help
• nourishing
• attention
• harm or loss

Denim is a very DURABLE kind of fabric.

• fragile
• skimpy
• popular
• sturdy; lasting for a long time

An ENTERPRISING young person may turn a hobby into a way of earning money to pay for college.

• energetic; willing to start something new
• proud
• lazy and withdrawn
• shy

At home, we usually prepare FRUGAL but nourishing and delicious meals.

• costly, name brands
• avoiding waste and luxury; economical
• foreign
• wheat based

There is nothing my friends and I enjoy more than to BANTER good-naturedly for hours.

• yell
• sing
• tease; exchange playful remarks
• talk seriously

Pedestrians made their way GINGERLY along the slippery, snow-covered streets.

• jokingly
• fearfully
• quickly
• cautiously