BOTWB Vocabulary 1

Apprentice means

• small, little, tiny

• neglected and filthy

• a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

• a blunt or abrupt rejection; to refuse

Fortuitous means

• to pass or move over; to cross

• accidental, lucky, fortunate

• nearness in place, time, order, or importance

• neglected and filthy

Squalid means

• neglected and filthy

• feeling or expressing sorrow or grief

• indicating evil or harm

• small, little, tiny

Ominous means

• nearness in place, time, order, or importance

• to echo or ring with sound

• involving serious risk; hazardous dangerous

• indicating evil or harm

Which of the following sentences uses the underlined word correctly?

• The ominous man cheerfully said hello and smiled.

• The warning had an ominous tone.

• We sang an ominous tune at the child's birthday party.

• I made my friend an ominous on Friday the 13th.