Vocabulary PM 8.1

After lifting weights and working on strength training for a whole year, Nicole's muscles are rock hard. Here rock hard means:

• sore

• strong

Alexis heard a strange noise while she walked on the forest path at night. She stopped, steadfast like a statue, and tried to listen for what it was. steadfast means:

• running swiftly

• wandering around

• standing still

She didn't like the garlic in the pizza; it made her breath smell. garlic is a:

• cheese

• seasoning

• meat topping

Rudolph interviews for a job at the movie theater. He is certain he will get it. When the movie theater does not hire him he feels deflated like a balloon. Here deflated like a balloon means:

• extremely disappointed

• light and airy

• limp and rubbery

Dining rooms are usually adjacent to kitchens so that a person can go back and forth between them easily. adjacent means:

• next to

• relation

• apart from

The twin sisters feel a strong bond between them. They share everything, including most of their time. Here bond means:

• agreement

• backpack

Heidi's mother said the politician was economical with the truth because he left out his own fault in the problem. economical with the truth means:

• telling the important facts

• not telling the whole story

• saving money in politics

The principal asks us to put trash in the appropriate receptacle instead of throwing it on the floor. receptacle means:

• container

• pocket

Icy roads present too great a hazard to drive on, so most people just stay home when weather conditions are bad. A hazard is a:

• snow day

• danger

Although Christy was very thirsty, she stayed seated for the duration of the movie because it was so exciting. duration means:

• preview

• entirety