MAAP Academic Vocabulary

When a young person does something well, you should ________ them for it.

• grumble

• gossip

• praise

• criticise

Vocabulary

8. Since Mum went on strike, the dishes have been

________ in the kitchen sink.

• falling out

• falling apart

• piling up

• piling on

Vocabulary

Parents should always ________ to talk to their children

about their problems.

• do time

• make chores

• do chores

• make time

I passed all my exams, so my parents are very ________ of me.

• proud

• calm

• ashamed

• cheerful

Despite her reputation as a ​ (a)   , Samantha held regular gatherings in her home to entertain close friends.

• recluse

• skittish

• undulate

• profusion

• tangible

What is bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand; pertinent.

• Explicit

• Cite

• Infer

• Relevant

What is fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied?

• Delineate

• Infer

• Explicit

• Context

Every room in the five-star hotel was filled with ​ (a)   furnishings.

• lavish

• peripheral

• menagerie

• occult

• fledgling

It is fun to watch the ocean waters ​ (a)   beneath our glass-bottom boat

• undulate

• profusion

• tangible

• recluse

• skittish

Vocabulary

My best friend ________ me of breaking her iPod, but I

didn’t!

• accused

• argued

• discussed

• advised