The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher Vocabulary Practice

Which word means "to act carefree?"

• assurance

• sinister

• wane

• lark

Which word means "a place where two highways/railroad tracks meet?"

• assurance

• monotony

• wane

• junction

Which word means "to come from something evil?"

• sinister

• monotony

• prostrated

• assurance

Which word means "freedom from doubt?"

• sinister

• lark

• prostrated

• assurance

Which word means "the lack of variety?"

• sinister

• lark

• phosphorescent

• monotony

Which word means "to glow or give off light?"

• wane

• lark

• phosphorescent

• junction

Which word means "to put or throw flat with the face down?"

• sinister

• assurance

• phosphorescent

• prostrated

Which word means "to lose size, strength, or power?"

• sinister

• wane

• phosphorescent

• prostrated

How is the vocabulary word below used in the sentence?

"The drive ahead of me, even the loneliness, seemed like a lark."

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

How is the vocabulary word below used in the sentence?

"I'd stopped the car at a sleepy little junction just across the border into Oklahoma to let a train pass."

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb