Lesson 9 Vocabulary

The island had __________________, or basic, houses.

• ornate
• array
• elaborate
• rudimentary

The amateur surfer looked very _________ as he stiffly tried to stand on his board.

• rigid
• stoic
• fluid
• professional

The ____________ expert skimmed the curling waves on his kneeboard.

• rigid
• poised
• confused
• flimsy

The waves tried to ______ the girl as she fought the riptide.

• sway
• assist
• defy
• venture

The shell was ______________ clean, there was not a speck of sand on it.

• dirty
• array
• poised
• immaculately

The girl ____________ into the fierce ocean.

• defied
• permeated
• ventured
• toddled

The Hawaiian flowers splashed an __________ of color.

• array
• dull
• chaos
• mismatch

The girl picked up the crab without realizing the potential ________________.

• blessing
• help
• assistance
• consequences

The palm trees stood _____________ providing little shade.

• sparsely
• thickly
• dense
• awkwardly

The ocean water _____________ the shoreline, soaking my beach blanket.

• array
• permeated
• stopped at
• elevated