SC Ready Vocabulary

The new Broadway actress was a sensation; she put on a STELLAr performance!

• belief system

• break

• star

• sun

My older sister was so mad at me when I crashed her car that it took her a week to not look at me with a _____________________ expression on her face.

• critical

• empathetic

• indignant

• scornful

Our doctor will ____________ the necessary medicine so the infection will clear up and go away.

• provide

• denotation

• analyze

• interpret

The scientist was able to ___________ that the star was not a planet based on its orbit pattern.

• trace

• connotation

• determine

• evidence

Kelly didn't provide an ____________________ response, so the doctor would not allow her to leave therapy.

• rationalize

• adequate

• objective

• contrast

To examine closely; look at something carefully, or pay attention to all the parts

• evidence

• analyze

• interpret

• objective

• paraphrase

It is hard to __________ between twins when they look exactly alike.

• interpret

• analyze

• distinguish

• trace

The directions in the recipe were very ____________ , but the chef still had a difficult time following them.

• analyze

• logical

• paraphrase

• distinguish

The teacher announced that it was okay to use an online dictionary to give the ____________ of each vocabulary word.

• connotation

• denotation

• paraphrase

• logical

Martha's answer to the question had a very negative ____________ , but I don't think she meant it that way.

• paraphrase

• determine

• evidence

• connotation