Academic Vocabulary Lessons 1-9

I put my headphones on to _____ the distractions while I did my homework.

• unique

• crucial

• minimize

• establish

When my friends were fighting, they asked me to _____ the situation.

• analyze

• unique

• acquire

• crucial

It is ______ to read carefully if you want to understand a story.

• minimize

• establish

• crucial

• clarify

The uniform was required, but she made it ______ by wearing pink socks.

• distinguish

• unique

• crucial

• normal

When I did not understand why my teacher took points off my score, I asked her to ________.

• establish

• eliminate

• crucial

• clarify

On the first day of school, my class worked to ______ the rules we would all follow.

• establish

• unique

• crucial

• minimize

After finding out I was allergic to eggs, I had to _____ them from my diet.

• acquire

• clarify

• establish

• eliminate

We could ________ our art project from the others by the colors we chose to use.

• minimize

• distinguish

• eliminate

• unique

I lost my umbrella and needed to _____ a new one before it rained.

• establish

• clarify

• acquire

• distinguish

We were missing a _____ piece of the puzzle and could not finish it.

• minimize

• crucial

• analyze

• eliminate