Vocabulary Skills Review

My mom always worries about my grades and the colleges that I'll be able to attend, but if she were a little less fretful she'd be a lot more fun.

Which phrase from the sentences provides the best clue to the meaning of fretful as it is used here?

• My mom

• always worries about my grades

• the colleges that I'll be able to attend

• but if she were

_____vores are able to eat all animals or vegetables.

• omni

• carni

• herbi

• detriti

The sun emits not only sunlight, but much more beyond such as _____violet light.

• pre

• ultra

• auto

• non

We put up fest___ lights and decorate a Christmas tree.

• able

• ive

• less

• ment

The energet_____ kids play two sports in July.

• dom

• ic

• ment

• ness

What does the prefix of the bolded word mean?

The sale of expired milk may contravene public health regulations.

• accept

• prove

• help

• against

What would be the best reference material to use to find a definition of an unknown word?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Glossary

What would be the best reference material to find the synonym for another word?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Glossary

Based on the context clues, which word is the best definition for the word in bold?

The curling iron was so hot that Martha singed her hair when she tried using it.

• curled

• burned

• froze

• cut

Use the sentence to answer the question:

After taking the final exam, Felix felt as though an enormous burden had been lifted.

Based on the context, which is the most likely meaning of enormous?

• tiny

• average

• huge

• sad