Vocabulary #3

Determined by factors present in an individual from birth

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

Born a giant, Frank had an ______fear of hurting people he got too close to.

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

to take into the mind and thoroughly understand

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

Dispirited, Leslie could not _________ the geometric principles she needed to study for her test until her older sister used simple analogies to explain the subject to her.

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

a highly talented child or something extraordinary

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

Messi was labeled a ______when a talent scout noticed how easily he could take on defenders five years older and twice his size when he was a little kid.

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• thwart

Exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

My _______ sister practiced sharing and said “please” and “thank you” much earlier than the other kids.

• innate

• assimilate

• precocious

• thwart

to oppose successfully

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

Superman was able to ______Lex Luthor and his army of robots by unplugging the central battery powering the villain’s mechanical creations.

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart