Vocab Lesson 4

Firefighters may jeopardize their lives.

A synonym for jeopardize is:

• insure

• protect

• shorten

• endanger

Kelsey did a superb job.

An antonym for superb is:

• methodical

• fast

• painstaking

• poor

Mr. Mooney swiveled in his chair.

A synonym for swiveled is:

• huddled

• revolved

• relaxed

• stirred

Small mammals attain adulthood quickly.

Attain means

• pass through

• comprehend

• reach

• pursue

Some plants are more flammable than others.

An antonym for flammable is:

• difficult

• unattractive

• fireproof

• vivid

The ground ropes kept the hot-air balloon stationary.

A synonym for stationary is:

• full

• soaring

• still

• expanding

The kite soon plummeted.

An antonym for plummeted is:

• dipped

• fell

• rose

• deteriorated

What pollutes the air?

• mist

• clouds

• smoke

• blizzards

Where might you be if you were aloft?

• on a sled

• in a plane

• in a fast car

• in a submarine

Which of these would you be likely to inflate?

• a magazine

• a baseball

• a tire

• a frog