Freak the Mighty Vocabulary Chapters 1-7

In what sentence is the word unvanquished used correctly?

• The color of the wall was fading and unvanquished.

• Frieza remained unvanquished after his battle with Goku.

• My family forgot me when I was seven, leaving me unvanquished at the mall.

• I unvanquished my homework as soon as I got home.

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Select all correct meanings for the word phony

• Bogus

• True

• imposter

• genuine

• fake

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Determine what fierce means by reading the following passage:

"So maybe he wasn't all that fierce in day care, except I'm pretty sure he did hit a kid with his crutch once, whacked the little brat pretty good."

• Strong

• Aggressive

• Tiny

• Weak

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What is the best sentence using the word vacant?

• I ate too many shrimp flautas and fell asleep in the middle of the day feeling vacant.

• When we toured the house for sale it was vacant with no furniture.

• I had to vacant the school right away as they were locking the gates in five minutes.

• I expected the coral reef to be dead, but it was vacant with life as schools of fish swam past me.

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What does the verb scuttle mean in the passage below?

"Okay, back to the down under, right? My room in the basement. Scuttle into your dim hole in the ground, Maxwell dear."

• To dance

• To cry

• To shout

• To move quickly

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In the text Max states, "I go up the bulkhead stairs into the back yard and find a place where I can check it out."

What is the best definition for a bulkhead?

• A spiral staircase

• A set of stairs at the center of a building

• A set of external doors leading to basement stairs

• A set of porch stairs on the outside of a building

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By reading the passage below, determine the meaning of the word postulate.

Freak grins and pushes back his yellow hair, and he goes, "Pardon my vocabulary. Sobriquet means 'nickname,' and demeanor means 'expression.' I merely postulated that you call your grandfather 'Grim' because he's grim. Postulate means--"

• to lie

• to suggest

• to exaggerate

• to praise

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Choose all words that are synonyms for invincible.

• Unbeatable

• Conquered

• Strong

• Unbending

• Vulnerable

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By reading the passage below, determine what the opposite of fuming is:

"Boy does that make his eyes blaze. Like whoa! talk about laser beams! He's like fuming, so upset he can hardly talk."

• Furiously angry

• Enraged

• Tranquil or calm

• Greatly disturbed

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Freak explains to Max, "Robotics, the science of designing and building functional robots, is a huge industry. There are thousands of robot units presently in use."

From the context of Freaks explanation which definition below is the best for the term industry?

• A group of families with similar philosophies who hire a trained professional.

• An individual trained to manufacture bespoke mechanisms for buyers.

• A thrift store that specializes in second hand robots.

• A group of businesses that make or sell similar products or perform similar services on a larger scale.

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