Vocab 1

Definition: relying on another person for help or support on

something in order for something else to happen.

Babies are completely ____________ on their families; they need people to care for them all the time.

• empathy

• dependent

• isolate

• impulsive

Insert one of the words below to complete the sentence:

I have become ______________ on my parents for food and shelter until I can get a job of my own.

• peculiar

• impulsive

• dependent

• efficient

hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs.

• efficient

• persecute

• peculiar

• isolation

There was a peculiar smell in the library when a bear came in. What does "peculiar" mean in this sentence?

• Strange

• Sure

• Choosing

• Excellent

Fill in the blank for this sentence:

My teacher organizes everything to ensure student success. She is __________.

• Dependent

• Efficient

• Peculiar

• Empathic

Insert one of the words below to complete the sentence:

My natural ________ is to run away when I see a snarling angry dog.

• Instinct

• Empathy

• Dependent

• Isolation

The new kid at our school ____________ themselves because they don't know anyone.

• Instinct

• Empathizes

• Isolates

• Depends

People who followed the Jewish religion were ___________ during World War II.

• Efficient

• Persecuted

• Isolated

• Empathized

When I saw the kid on the playground crying, I went over to comfort them because my parents taught me ______________.

• isolation

• dependence

• instinct

• empathy

That new girl is pretty ___________ with her weird clothes and dark makeup.

• Isolating

• Impulsive

• Peculiar

• Dependent