Vocabulary List 10

My little sister comes into my room to badger me with random questions. Badger means...

• delight

• inquire

• Harass

• enage

Answer explanation

Watch her badger her brother while he is recording his music.

Scrooge Mc Duck was demonstrating benevolence when he gave away his riches. Benevolent means...

• gracious

• stingy

• generous

• hateful

Answer explanation

Watch Donald try to give away his money. He is demonstrating benevolence.

We would get so distracted by other things that hours would elapse before we completed our homework. Elapse most closely means...

• die; no longer living

• erupt; shoot up

• move; go forward

• pass; slip by

Answer explanation

Time elapses (flies; passes) when you are having fun.

Jane awoke from her fitful slumber. Fitful means...

• consistent

• erratic

• unbothered

• fist-like

Answer explanation

Cartman experienced a fitful night of sleep.

Amy chose the horror genre for her film study. Genre most closely means..

• category

• general

• option

• French

Answer explanation

Science fiction is an example of both a film and book genre.

A lighthouse is a safe haven for sailors and families that live on coasts. Haven means...

• heavy

• a bright light in the dark

• A guide

• a place of safety

Answer explanation

Cartman and Butters find safety in a shelter (a shelter is a type of haven).

That quiz was immaterial as it will not affect my overall grade. Immaterial means...

• opaque

• translucent

• not important

• very important

Answer explanation

Stan expressing how something is immaterial or not important.

The X-Men's Wolverine has an innate ability to heal almost every wound. Innate means...

• natural

• unnatural

• artificial

• inspired

Answer explanation

He was born with the ability to do complex math equations in his head.

Innate: natural, born with, inherent

Their teacher wanted to kindle a desire to read by introducing them to interesting books. In this context, kindle most closely means...

• stimulate

• disengage

• outlast

• set fire

Answer explanation

Mathilda's desire to read was Kindled by her librarian.

He walked around listless and feverish as the thermometer registered 103 degrees. Listless most closely means...

• without categories

• excited

• lacking energy

• entertained

Answer explanation

he is listless.