ELA Vocab Review

Define the word "defray"

• To cover the full cost of a purchase
• To provide money to pay a portion of a cost or expense.
• To receive money for a service provided
• To delay payment of a debt

What is the meaning of the word doleful?

• joyful; happy
• angry; furious
• excited; enthusiastic
• expressing sorrow; mournful

Define the word "hamper" (verb).

• To accelerate the speed of something.
• To assist or facilitate the progress of something.
• To hinder or impede the progress or movement of something.
• To promote the success of something.

Define the word "hew" (verb)?

• To sew clothing with a needle and thread.
• To bake bread in an oven.
• To chop or cut with an axe, pick, or other tool.
• To swim in a pool.

With ___________ eyes, he watched her walk away.

• sparkling
• angry
• doleful

• hew

Omar rented out a room in his house to ______ the cost of his mortgage.

• hew

• defray

• lucid

• adjourn

Construction is ________ the traffic on the highway.

• jeering

• reducing
• hampering

• enhancing

They _______ logs to build a cabin.

• hewed

• bought

• sullied

• tantalized

Define the word "intricate"

• uncomplicated
• plain
• very detailed or complicated
• simple and straightforward

What is the meaning of "lucid"?

• Muddy and difficult to understand
• Transparent and easy to see
• Confusing and unclear
• Clear and easily understood