Vocabulary Lesson 21

What is the meaning of the word salvation in the sentence below?

The lake was a savior to the pioneers who had been traveling in the hot sun all day.

• something that ruined them

• something that was funny to them

• something that saved them

• something that they hated

What is the meaning of the word seep in the sentence below?

Maria's dad was worried because water was seeping through the crack in the basement floor.

• gradually soaking through

• pouring through

• completely flooding the basement

• destroying the home

What does the word stunted mean in the sentence below?

The trees in Amy's yard were stunted because they had not gotten watered all summer.

• lived

• died

• too tall

• too short

What does the word evident mean in the sentence below?

It was evident that the dog ate the birthday cake because he had frosting on his mouth.

• sneaky

• funny

• obvious

• curious

What does the word vain mean in the sentence below?

Even though water was gushing through a huge hole in their roof, Jamie made a vain attempt to close the hole with scotch tape.

• had a great chance for success

• had no chance of success

• she thought the hole was funny

• she was crying over the whole

What does the word pace mean in the sentence below?

At the pace the group was going, they would not be home until midnight.

• going in the dark

• running

• whether or not they could see

• how fast they were going

What does the word shuffled mean in the sentence below?

Kristi was so tired she was barely able to shuffle her way from the living room to her bedroom.

• walk without lifting your feet

• sprinting

• jumping high in the air

• skipping with excitement

What does the word mirage mean in the sentence below?

The pioneers thought that they saw a lake what is was just a mirage.

• a real lake

• a stream

• optical illusion

• a creek

What does the word factor mean in the sentence below?

One factor in her decision to leave home was that she fought with her brother all of the time.

• part of her plan

• something crazy

• something wild

• she did not want to leave

What does the word undoubtedly mean in the sentence below?

Sheri was undoubtedly the best basketball player on her middle school team.

• without question the best player

• she was the worst player

• she might have been the best player

• her sister was the best player