Vocab Set 5

Because I am so shy, it is hard for me to ________ a conversation with someone I don’t know.   

• initiate
• isolate
• enforce
• displease

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I ________ every moment I get to spend with my grandparents because they are so important to me.   

• cherish
• displease
• gloat
• linger

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It is the principal’s job to ________ the dress code, making sure that all students are in compliance with the rules.   

• enforce
• displease
• exceed
• gloat

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

For my oral presentation, I am using a Power Point to _________ or stress my main points.   

• emphasize
• enforce
• exceed
• isolate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

When it is discovered that a person has a seriously infectious disease, doctors often   _______ that patient in order to keep the illness from spreading.   

• isolate
• initiate
• linger
• donate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Stephanie often __________ about her family’s wealth, and her friends have grown tired of listening to her boast.     

• gloats
• donates
• exceeds
• cherishes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If you are no longer using that bicycle, you should ________ it to a needy child.   

• donate
• displease
• linger
• isolate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Forgetting to do my chores always ________ my mom.   

• displeases
• emphasizes
• lingers
• cherishes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After the play was over, we __________ awhile in the lobby, hoping to get a glimpse of the actors.   

• lingered
• isolated
• exceeded
• initiated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Jesse’s running abilities __________ those of all of his peers, and he won three gold medals at the state track meet.   

• exceed
• isolate
• gloat
• emphasize

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E