Weekly Vocabulary #1

Jonathan was terribly afraid of the water. As he got closer to the beach, he could feel his heart racing.

• falter

• commend

• beseech

Beckie was hoping to ride his scooter to his friend's house, but the rainy weather was terrible and _________ him from going there.

• oppressed

• deterred

• inflicted

Leslie was in a crabby mood, but her friend Giselle always knew exactly what to say and do to make her feel better.

• dispel

• illusion

• embark

Vincent had a dream that he lived in a huge house. When he woke up, he looked around and realized, he was just in his living room.

• deterrent

• illusion

• infliction

Amir wanted to buy Mrs. Webb the perfect gift gift, so he set out on a long shopping trip to find her the perfect birthday present for her May 10th birthday.

• embarked

• deterred

• beseeched

Marquardt Middle School took away bathroom privileges and made lunchtime silent. Students told their principal that they felt ____.

• beeseeched

• oppressed

• commended

Clemente wanted to apologize for what he had done in ELA class, but he ___ when he couldn't think of the right words to say.

• faltered

• inflicted

• embarked

Anthony lost his soccer game and his coach told him to ________ any feelings of failure that he had and to continue doing his best.

• dispel

• embark

• inflict

Dianey felt it was _____ that she would get an "A" in Social Studies class, but she put forth her best effort anyway.

• improbable

• falter

• oppressed

A shout-out to Kevin for deciding to stand in Jamal's way in order to _____ him from starting a fight with Paul.

• illusion

• falter

• deter