Wordly Wise Book 8 List 5 - Applied Meaning

Which 2 careers do you think are most likely for an audacious person to have?

• A firefighter

• A teacher

• A stunt double

• A nurse

What might be confiscated from a person on an airplane? (select all that apply)

• A weapon

• A tray table

• A hat

• A free pair of headphones

Which of the following sentences uses a form of the word conscientious correctly? (select all that apply)

• His conscientious was telling him not to steal the shirt

• Most companies are looking to hire dependable and conscientious employees

• She conscientiously chose to stay home to finish her homework instead of going to her friend's house.

• He conscientioused about whether or not he should go to the party

Which of the following uses a form of the word depict INCORRECTLY? (select all that apply)

• His depict did not recreate the scene in a good way

• The new movie depicted World War II very accurately

• He was having a hard time depicting the raw emotion of the man in his painting

• The drawings on the cave walls depict the lives of the earliest men on the planet

Which of the following sentences makes sense based on the definition of the word embark? (select all that apply)

• Tomorrow, she embarks on a 6-month journey around the world

• His embark will begin off the coast of Florida this summer

• His fear of water made his embarkment onto the cruise ship very stressful

• He embarkly got onto the airplane after a 3-hour flight delay

Which of the following sentences uses the word inkling correctly? (select all that apply)

• He had in inkling that something was about to go very wrong

• The baby inkling was so small it could hardly walk

• The detective had an inkling the witness was lying

• She inklinged that her flight would get delayed based on the dark clouds she saw rolling in

Which of the following things might make someone lackadaisical? (select all that apply)

• Anesthesia (medicine for surgery)

• Not getting enough sleep

• A boring lecture

• Gloomy weather

Which of the following words could you associate with a mutiny?

• Rebellion

• Revolt

• Riot

• Uprising

Which of the following sentences uses the word pilfer correctly, based on its definition? (select all that apply)

• At night, the hungry child would sneak into the kitchen and pilfer tiny amounts of food

• Did you pilfer that TV from the store?!

• On the crowded sidewalk, it was easy for the pickpocket to pilfer the tourists' wallets

• None of the above

Which of the following sentences uses the word profusion correctly in a sentence? (select all that apply)

• A profusion of ice on the roads led to a school cancellation

• His profusion of Pokemon cards is going to make him rich one day

• It's weird how some people sweat profusely when they workout and some people don't sweat at all!

• The profusion fish in this pond make it one of my favorites to fish at