Flush Vocabulary: Chapters 1 - 10

To test how long I could go without breathing, I decided to _________ my head into a bucket full of water. *Do not try this at home!

• skiff

• submerge

• poach

• grimace

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

After being caught hunting animals illegally, the party was given a fine for _________ and their guns were seized.

• submerging

• berthing

• sheepish

• poaching

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

The soldier became a _________ when he threw himself on the live grenade to save his squad.

• bureaucrat

• martyr

• vat

• skeptic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The ___________ woman wanted to get a psychic reading even though she didn’t believe that people could see the future.

• sheepish

• keen

• skeptical

• mortified

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The high school boy was __________ when his mother kissed him on his forehead in front of his friends.

• sheepish

• keen

• submerge

• grimace

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Although Jenna said her ankle was fine, the ________ on her face told us her injury was serious.

• vat

• grimace

• mortified

• keen

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Forcing themselves into a tiny ______________, the two men were sure they would topple over as soon as they met a strong wave.

• submerge

• vat

• poach

• skiff

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Although the ____________ says he cares about the needs of the people in his jurisdiction, his main focus is making sure the government functions run smoothly.

• skiff

• bureaucrat

• martyr

• grimace

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4