Elements of Vocabulary Lesson 7

If you can prove something was not your fault or you were somewhere else when it happened, then you have an ??

• excuse
• justification
• defense
• alibi

If you _______ something that is happening, you force it to stop.

• allow
• ignore
• stifle

• continue

A daring adventure or action can be called what?

• journey
• expedition
• escapade

• trek

What word describes something that appears to rise and float in the air without anything to support it?

• hover
• levitate
• float
• ascend

What word describes something that is mysterious and difficult to understand?

• obscure
• enigma

• perplexing
• cryptic

If you _______ something, you fail to take care of it properly.

• neglect
• ignore
• care
• attend

What do you call someone who is well known for doing something bad?

• offender
• wrongdoer
• criminal
• notorious

If something goes missing while its on its way somewhere, it has gone ________.

• off course
• lost
• away
• astray