p.32-55 Vocabulary

What does the word "grotesque" mean?

• Beautiful and pleasing

• Strange and unpleasant in appearance

• Extremely small

• Very common and ordinary

If someone tries to "belittle" you, what are they doing?

• Praising you

• Ignoring you

• Making you seem unimportant

• Challenging you to a duel

Choose the sentence where "agitated" is used correctly.

• She was so agitated that she couldn't sit still during the movie.

• The cake was agitated to perfection.

• He agitated his homework until it was done.

• The weather was very agitated today.

What is a "commodity"?

• A type of bird

• A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold

• A new invention

• A type of currency

What does it mean to "relent"?

• To become more severe

• To refuse to acknowledge

• To become less severe or intense

• To increase in value

What is the role of a "foreman"?

• A person who represents a jury in court

• A person who supervises and directs other workers

• A person who performs in front of an audience

• A person who invents new gadgets

Choose the sentence where "wince" is used correctly.

• She decided to wince at the opportunity.

• He winced as the doctor stitched up the wound.

• The car winced down the road.

• They winced the door open.

Fill in the blank: The movie's special effects were so __________ that I had to look away.

• grotesque

• belittled

• agitated

• commoditized

Fill in the blank: Despite the criticism, she did not __________ in her efforts to improve the project.

• belittle

• relent

• wince

• agitate

Fill in the blank: The __________ of the team made sure all tasks were completed on time.

• commodity

• foreman

• grotesque

• belittle