Lesson 9 Wordly Wise Vocab

Who are the principals in a conflict?

• all of the people involved
• the main people involved
• friends of the main people involved
• people who are trying to teach important values

An era is a certain

• day of the week
• period in history
• month of the year
• time of day

A musical flourish is a

• rhythmic drumbeat
• quiet, sorrowful tune
• showy burst of music
• hit song on the radio

To garrison soldiers is to

• welcome them into the armed forces
• punish them for breaking rules
• provide them with supplies
• provide them with a place to live

To sacrifice is to

• miss someone who has moved away or died
• give someone a gift on a special occasion
• buy something that is very expensive
• give up one thing in order to get another

The actor bowed with a flourish. He

• moved jerkily
• made a sweeping motion
• moved clumsily
• did a little dance step

The company president was inundated with e-mail messages. This means that she received

• several e-mail messages filled with good wishes
• a huge number of e-mail messages
• one or two e-mail messages
• a few e-mail messages from angry customers

Which is an example of a sacrifice

• Alicia's parents couldn't afford to send her to college
• Akiko's mother gave up buying a car so that she could send her to college
• Geeta's family could not persuade her to go to college
• Luisa's parents had plenty of money. They could easily afford to send her to college.

Suppose a bank loans Mr. Pine some money to buy a car. What is the loan principal?

• the total payment that Mr. Pine makes each month
• the interest that Mr. Pine pays each month
• the amount that Mr. Pine originally borrowed
• the total amount that Mr. Pine has repaid

Which describes a hoard?

• a large group of people
• some nuts that a squirrel has hidden
• a cave where a bear hibernates
• a prairie dog town