Peak 67-92 Vocab

The controversial movie was highly ______ by audiences.

• scrutinized

• ramshackled

• pristined

• gristed

The old ________ hospital was very _______.

• geriatric; ramshackle

• ramshackle; pristine

• pristine; amateur

• grist; geriatric

The A+ student kept her locker in _______ condition.

• pristine

• ramshackle

• scrutinize

• amateur

As an experienced climber, Peak was definitely not _______.

• an amateur

• a geriatric

• pristine

• a ramshackle

The girl's parents thought she should spend less time online shopping, and their recent credit card bills supplied plenty of ______.

• grist

• ramshackle

• scrutinize

• amateur

Organize these examples into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Grist

,

(b) Amateur

,

(c) Geriatric

• the old dog

• slow-moving

• evidence in a court case

• opposing team's playbook

• non-professional golfer

• first-time swimmer

Organize these examples into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Scrutinize

,

(b) Ramshackle

,

(c) Pristine

• tear apart

• rusty bike from 1902

• analyze for errors

• held together with duct tape

• forest with no garbage or litter

• early-morning Lake Washington with no waves or ripples

Match the following vocabulary term to a synonym:

• elderly

• amateur

• rickety

• geriatric

• inexperienced

• ramshackle

• untouched

• pristine

• examine

• scrutinize

Organize the vocabulary words to their part of speech:

Groups:

(a) noun (person, place, thing)

,

(b) verb (action word)

,

(c) adjective (describing word)

• pristine

• ramshackle

• geriatric

• scrutinize

• grist

Amateur can be both a _____ and a _____ depending on how you use it!

Hint: 1.) He is an amateur.

2.) He is an amateur director.

• verb

• adjective

• noun