Vocab Set 8

I was completely ____________ by the word problem on the math test and had no idea how to approach solving it.

• baffled
• banished
• belittled
• beseeched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

On the local news, the mayor ____________ residents to make preparations for the storm and begged them to evacuate immediately.

• beseeched
• baffled
• belittled
• banished

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My car is covered in ice, so I can't leave until I ___________ the windshield.

• defrost
• beseech
• flatter
• collapse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Walter tried to ___________ me by saying that my hair looked beautiful and that my eyes were the color of the ocean, but I knew his compliments were not sincere.

• flatter
• collapse
• beseech
• await

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When the king was overthrown, his sons were ___________ to a remote island and ordered never to return to their land.

• banished
• baffled
• belittled
• beseeched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The earthquake caused the skyscraper to crumble and ____________ to the ground.

• collapse
• flatter
• dwell
• elope

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Though my fiancé would prefer to run away and ___________, I want to have a huge wedding with all my friends and relatives there.

• elope
• flatter
• collapse
• await

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Because my dad is in the military, we don't ________ long in one place; in fact, we have lived in five different houses in the last seven years.

• dwell
• defrost
• elope
• flatter

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Please follow me into the dining room where a delicious lunch ________ your arrival.

• awaits
• baffles
• collapses
• defrosts

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Though my competitor tried to ________ and criticize my contributions to the committee, I knew that I had been important to the success of the food drive.

• belittle
• banish
• baffle
• beseech

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4