Vocabulary Chapter 3 7th

*Any subway system that is clean, quiet and safe deserves ACCLAIM.

*Although Vincent Van Gogh's paintings are now worth millions of dollars, the artist received little ACCLAIM in his lifetime and died in poverty.

• a. criticism

• b. praise

• c. change

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

*Because their desks are ADJACENT, Jeff and Kelly often talk.

*If you keep your dishes in a cupboard that's ADJACENT to the dishwasher, you won't have to walk too far when putting away the clean dishes.

• a. close

• b. similar

• c. separated

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

*The movie star's violet eyes always ELICIT admiration and wonder.

*The basketball player's three-point shot to win the game ELICITED a roar of delight from the excited fans.

• a. to stop

• b. to follow

• c. to bring out

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

*The suspenseful TV movie so ENGROSSED Bryan that he didn't even budge when he was called to dinner.

*The fascinating single-file march of black ants along the sidewalk ENGROSSED me for several minutes.

• a. to hold the interest of

• b. to disgust

• c. to bore

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

*The fight between the two hockey players ESCALATED into an all-out battle among members of both teams.

*"We need to ESCALATE our fund-raising efforts," the theater manager said. "Otherwise, the company won't survive."

• a. to expand

• b. to delay

• c. to weaken

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

*At the turn of the century, factory owners EXPLOITED children by making them work in terrible conditions for as many as eighteen hours a day.

*Although Ricky is the music teacher's son, he refuses to EXPLOIT his status. He works as hard as anyone else in the class.

• a. to forget

• b. to take advantage of

• c. to be sad about

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

*A METHODICAL way to store spices is to shelve them in alphabetical order.

*Juanita is so METHODICAL about her diet that she classifies the foods in each meal into different nutritional categories.

• a. accidental

• b. out-of-date

• c. orderly

*Smartphones are so common now that they have made pagers OBSOLETE.

*Printed books may one day become OBSOLETE as more people choose to read on electronic devices.

• a. popular

• b. useful

• c. extinct

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

*The sculptor loved making her ideas TANGIBLE by giving them form in metal and stone.

*Corn-chip crumbs, empty soda bottles and dirty napkins were TANGIBLE evidence that a party had taken place the night before.

• a. clever

• b. solid

• c. hidden

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

*As the clock's hands inched toward 3:00, the students waited impatiently for the bell to TERMINATE the last class before spring break.

*The referee should have TERMINATED the boxing match when he first saw the weaker fighter losing the ability to defend himself.

• a. to end

• b. to revive

• c. to begin

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A