Vocabulary Summative Review Weeks 5-8

My dream vacation _____ is, definitely, Hawaii!

• adversary

• egregious

• destination

• furtive

The place to which a person or thing is going to or is sent is the definition of which word?

• diminish

• disdain

• dismal

• destination

Many people have ____ for dishonesty.

• disdain

• diminish

• dialogue

• dispel

The definition of this word is: A feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless, or low.

• dismal

• destination

• dispel

• disdain

Which word means to reduce in size, importance, or intensity?

• diminish

• disdain

• destination

• dispel

What is the term for a gloomy or depressing situation?

• dismal

• destination

• dispel

• disdain

The act of driving away or scattering something is the definition of which word?

• dispel

• diminish

• destination

• disdain

Fill in the blank: I don’t want to ______ his progress, but he did have a lot of help.

• disdain

• diminish

• dispel

• dismal

Fill in the blank: The gray sky, the rain, and blowing wind made the day quite _____.

• dismal

• destination

• disdain

• dispel

Fill in the blank: I tried using the bug spray to ____ the mosquitos.

• destination

• dismal

• dispel

• disdain