Vocabulary Unit One

All household tasks are _______________, according to my brother, who never helps with them.

• hurtle

• insinuate

• humdrum

• adjacent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The water began to __________ from the rusty old pipe.

• renovate

• interminable

• sullen

• trickle

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The ______________ rumor was damaging to their new friendship.

• interrogate

• vicious

• barren

• insinuate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

An antonym for barren is...

• lively

• harmless

• faraway

• fertile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A synonym for truce is...

• next to

• a ruling house

• a cease-fire

• monotonous

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Even the loud demonstration in the street was not enough to ______________ the intense meeting.

• barren

• disrupt

• insinuate

• alight

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The two detectives helped the young, inexperienced officer to ______________ the suspect.

• recompense

• renovate

• trickle

• interrogate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

A synonym for germinate is...

• to sprout

• to hint at

• unproductive

• to upset

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

With flattery and clever half-truths, the newcomers ____________ themselves into the inner circles of the organization.

• renovated

• interrogated

• insinuated

• disrupted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

An antonym for disrupt is

• to gush

• to ascend

• to organize

• to wither

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A