Wordly Wise 5.5

The ________ of Mt. Everest is one of the highest points in the world.

• route

• summit

• blizzard

A synonym of the word terse is

• over the top

• funny

• short and to the point

We used a worm to ________ the fish onto the hook.

• crevice

• thwart

• lure

a great mass of ice and snow sliding down a mountain

• avalanche

• conquer

• previous

The ________ was so intense that we got to have three snow days in a row!

• challenge

• foolhardy

• blizzard

An antonym of vertical is 

• straight up and down

• horizontal

• crooked

Thwart most closely means

• to drag

• to open or undo

• to block or defeat

It would be __________ to play in the snow without gloves and and a winter coat.

• makeshift

• foolhardy

• terse

The boys used two garbage cans as a ____________ goal in their pick up soccer game.

• optimist

• vertical

• makeshift

Our football team was able to __________ the rival school and win the homecoming game!

• conquer

• route

• optimist