Vocab 4.2

Which sentence uses the word incorrectly?

• He wore tattered jeans and an old baseball cap.

• I deranged the yard.

• Her hair was dark, but her eyes were obsidian.

• It is improbable you will earn a high score, if you don't do the reading.

Which sentence uses the word incorrectly?

• The marauders plundered the little town.

• Every day the bully would plunder his classmates' lunchboxes for the best snacks.

• I stole his money so I could plunder it back.

• Plundering and pillaging is what a pirate does best.

Tattered means...

• torn and worn to shreds

• being covered in tattoos

• tired

• well-dressed

apparition means...

• a grievance

• a mirage

• a wild guess

• a ghost

Barren could describe all of the following, except...

• a woman who can't conceive

• a dry and desolate land

• an empty page

• a concrete building with no plant life

What kind of a word is "translucent"?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

• verb

Which of these could not be described as "sodden"?

• a dry sponge

• a teddy bear left in the rain

• someone who fell in a pool

• a pancake drenched in syrup