Vocabulary Review

Due to the approaching storm, the government determined that it was necessary for residents to leave their homes and seek shelter in nearby towns.

• Evolved

• Defaced

• Deemed

After years of taking cooking classes and practicing his skills in the kitchen, Josiah became a world-renowned chef.

• Evolved

• Contemporary

• Superficial

When the teenage boys scrawled “Go Tigers!” on the wall of their rival school before the big game, they were arrested and charged with a crime.

• Stature

• Vandalism

• Landmark

Bianca wanted to work with the best builders and designers on her new home. She asked around to be sure she was hiring people with the highest reputations.

• Inevitability

• Evolution

• Stature

In 1972, someone severely damaged the statue in Rome known as the Pieta, one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, by attacking it with a hammer.

• Abstract

• Deface

• Evolve

Jackson Pollack, the artist, was known for pouring paint straight from the can onto a canvas, creating famous “drip paintings.”

• Deem

• Abstract

• Vandalize

The novel Romiette and Julio, a modern version of Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet, takes place in present day California.

• Contemporary

• Inevitable

• Superficial

No matter how well you take care of your car, eventually certain repairs will have to be made because of basic wear and tear.

• Landmark

• Deem

• Inevitable

Preston and his new roommate were still getting to know one another. Their first conversations were about easy topics, such as the weather and where they grew up.

• Superficial

• Contemporary

• Landmark

The Great Pyramids of Giza are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Every year thousands of people travel to Egypt to marvel at them.

• Inevitable

• Landmark

• Abstract