Vocabulary Mastery: Lesson 5

What does the word 'diligent' mean?

• Hardworking and industrious.

• Careless and indifferent.

• Inconsistent and unreliable.

• Lazy and unmotivated.

Choose the synonym for 'abundant': plentiful, scarce, limited.

• rare

• plentiful

• insufficient

• meager

What is the antonym of 'fragile'?

• sturdy

• delicate

• brittle

• weak

Use 'emerge' in a sentence that shows its meaning.

• After the storm, the sun began to emerge from behind the clouds.

• The flowers began to emerge in the spring.

• He decided to emerge from his shell and socialize.

• The book emerged as a bestseller after its release.

What prefix can be added to 'happy' to form a new word?

• un-

• over-

• pre-

• dis-

Identify the relationship: 'teacher' is to 'student' as 'doctor' is to what?

• surgeon

• pharmacist

• nurse

• patient

What does 'benevolent' mean?

• Cruel and malicious; intending harm.

• Kind and well-meaning; showing goodwill.

• Deceitful and dishonest; intending to mislead.

• Indifferent and apathetic; lacking interest.

Choose the correct word: The weather was so _____ that we decided to stay indoors. (sunny, gloomy, bright)

• gloomy

• rainy

• stormy

• clear

What suffix can be added to 'create' to form a noun?

• creative

• creation

• creativity

• creator

Which word means the opposite of 'expand'?

• amplify

• increase

• enlarge

• contract