Words to Go Lesson 9 (book H)

The pickpocket was successful in stealing from ____________ people in the crowd.

• acclaim

• unwary

• regal

• scapegoat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The man's request was unpleasant, but something _________ in his manner made me feel he was used to being instantly obeyed.

• regal

• skulk

• cringe

• versatile

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The sharp sound of a car backfiring made me ____________ and look around in momentary panic.

• tart

• acclaim

• deluge

• cringe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Sara gazed at the store display, trying to ______________ how the skirt would look with her favorite sweater.

• nurture

• versatile

• envision

• invaluable

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Cameron's training as a lifeguard was ________________ when his friend fell overboard while they were sailing.

• invaluable

• cringe

• skulk

• prohibitive

If the time required were not so _________________, Mia would take the train across the country instead of flying.

• quandary

• prohibitive

• scapegoat

• tart

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

I don't understand the critics' ______________ for that film; I found it boring and ridiculous.

• regal

• tart

• versatile

• acclaim

Alana found herself in the ______________ of not knowing whom to trust or where to turn for help.

• invaluable

• quandary

• envision

• deluge

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The coach became the _____________ for the team's losses even though he wasn't to blame.

• quandary

• prohibitive

• acclaim

• scapegoat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Good parents ____________ their children's minds as well as their bodies.

• tart

• envision

• nurture

• skulk

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C