Vocabulary Practice 1st Nine Weeks

Many people_______________ from work when they are 65.

• convert

• retire

• bland

• pedestrian

Joshua and his sister________________ to acting like babies when they don't get their way.

• revert

• bland

• sparse

• navigate

Kaitlyn is very ________ for a three year old; she always says "please" and "thank you."

• minor

• rude

• disruptive

• considerate

An antonym of major would be_____________.

• ridiculous

• seldom

• minor

• important

To use one's resources (time, energy, money) for a certain purpose.

• neglect

• dedicate

• seldom

• courteous

Which of these is a way in which someone is usually compensated?

• paycheck

• umbrella

• unicycle

• flu

Since our meal was so bad, the restaurant_________________ us with a free dessert.

• seldomed

• compensated

• pardoned

• luxurious

Lavish, extravagant, and posh are synonyms to the word___________________.

• strong

• luxurious

• poor

• weak

Which of the following sentences is an example of the word seldom?

• My family rarely goes to the movies.

• Brian is quite polite to his teachers.

• Our TV is too old to be fixed.

• The car crash caused a huge traffic jam.

The teacher came up with the concept of no chewing gum in the classroom.

The word concept in the sentence above means__________________________.

• to petrify

• to abolish

• an idea

• a job