Week 17 Word Study Test

1. __________________period of extremely cold, unusual weather where the temperature in Florida goes below  (32°)

• Withering

• desperate

• freeze

• solemn

1. __________________ an expression that we use to mean that a person is under so much stress that he is acting totally crazy.

• coming unglued

• desperate

• withering

• compromise

1. __________________ really bad, making you feel hopeless.

• withering

• desperate

• solemn

• compromise

__________________.an idea that takes two things into account

• withering

• freeze

• compromise

• coming unglued

__________________ drying or damaging; shriveling

• freeze

• solemn

• desperate

• withering

1. __________________ something that is gloomy or serious

• solemn

• compromise

• desperate

• withering

The leaves on the tangerine trees were __________________________ in the super cold temperatures.

• coming unglued

• withering

• compromised

• desperate

1. Mr. Costello was _________________________ when Mr. Costello announced that two more homes were robbed since the last homeowners meeting. 

• coming unglued

• solemn

• freezing

• compromised

1. Paul and his mother _______________________ that he didn’t have to go to Erik’s last game, if he went straight to bed and slept. 

• froze

• withered

• came unglued

• compromised

Paul and the Cruz family were __________________________ to save as many groves of trees as they could. 

• solemn

• desperate

• compromised

• withering