Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six

When his house payment increased, the professional napper was forced to seek more ______________________ employment.

• Expressly

• Denounce

• Inpet

• Gainful

The warning sign ________________________ stated that no one was permitted in the area.

• Gainfully

• Expressly

• Immensely 

• Ingeniously

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

The ______________________ repair man not only failed to fix the broken pipe, but damaged the home's foundation in the process

• Inept

• Denounce

• Famished

• Compress

The dog was so ________________________ for attention that he began destroying the house in order to be noticed.

• Misgiving

• Besieged

• Famished

• Forsaken

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

As the blaze continued to grow, the fire fighters attempted to _______________________ the flames with increasing amounts of water. 

• Douse

• Libel

• Denounce

• Instantaneous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The young man was considered an ________________________ by many because he chose to shout nonsense, and roll rather than walk wherever he went.

• Oaf

• Inept

• Immense

• Repast

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The size of the underground lake was so _____________________________ that no one could determine how far it extended.

• Compressed

• Gainful

• Instantaneous

• Immense

The wounded boxer placed a damp ______________________ on the cut above his eye in order to stop the bleeding.

• Compress

• Repast

• Douse

• Oaf

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

During the standoff, the chief of police chose to ________________________ several officers to the area to help resolve the problem.

• Inept

• Express

• Compress

• Dispatch

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

It was clear by his worried expression, that the first time sky diver had __________________________ about his decision to participate in this activity.

• Repast

• Misgivings

• Denounce

• Dispatch

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4