ELA Vocabulary, Unit 1

1. They had ___________________about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule.

• apparel

• misgivings

• expressly

2. I will never _________________those who helped me in my hour of need.

• forsake

• irk

• compress

• freighten

3. 3. At the meeting, parents ______________stated their approval of students wearing school uniforms.

• recede

• dispatch

• expressly

• loudly

4. On my first babysitting job, I found that one must have __________________ patience to take care of young children.

• immense

• misgiving

• apparel

• some

5. If you ___________all the items as much as possible, you will be able to get everything into a singe suitcase.

• remove

• libel

• douse

• compress

6. We will _______________ a repair crew right away.

• libel

• dispatch

• douse

• look for

7. Behavior that shows a student’s lack of attention ______________ the teacher.

• oaf

• irks

• forsake

• exxpressly

8. The town residents must wait for the flood waters to ___________________before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.

• rise

• douse

• instantaneous

• recede

9. Your _________________________can be neat and attractive without being expensive.

• libel

• compress

• room

• apparel

10. The scientist is brilliant in the research, but is ______________ at dealing with people.

• inept

• misgiving

• apparel

• expressly