Mod. Vocab Test: Lesson 41 Week 4

1. The artist painted a __________ of African Americans who took part in the Civil Rights Movement, such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

• burnish
• circumvent
• fester
• mural

2. The __________ of a good student is someone who puts education first.

• mural
• evanescent
• fester
• epitome

3. To __________ the metal forks on her motorcycle, Mrs. Smith spent hours sanding and polishing them.

• burnish
• circumvent
• epitome
• evanescent

4. Middle school is __________; it doesn't last for long.

• evanescent
• mural
• fester
• epitome

5. __________(ing) the truth will never keep you out of trouble; parents somehow always find out what really happened.

• fester
• circumvent
• epitome
• evanescent

6. Anger and hatred can __________ and spread poison like an infected wound if people aren't careful.

• fester
• mural
• burnish
• circumvent

7. Anger is sometimes __________, but spreading anger with rumors and negative attitudes isn't justifiable.

• wily
• valid
• scale
• pinnale

8. __________ kindness, such as a smile or a compliment, can also spread from one person to the next; the key is to show people kindness instead of hate.

• overt
• scale
• unfathomable
• wily

9. Some mysteries, such as the City of Atlantis or the lost colony of Roanoke may always have __________ circumstances surrounding them, causing society to never really know what happened.

• unfathomable
• wily
• scale
• overt

10. The __________ of his career in the military was when he was promoted to captain and led his platoon to victory during World War II.

• overt
• pinnacle
• scale
• valid