Vocabulary Challenge: Lesson 8

What does the word 'diligent' mean?

• Hardworking and industrious.

• Inconsistent and unreliable

• Careless and indifferent

• Lazy and unmotivated

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

• meager

• insufficient

• rare

• plentiful

What is the antonym of 'fragile'?

• sturdy

• weak

• delicate

• brittle

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

• He decided to emerge from his shell and socialize.

• The flowers began to emerge in the spring.

• The book emerged as a bestseller after its release.

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

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

• not or opposite of

• the same as

• to change completely

• to increase

Identify the suffix in the word 'carefully'.

• -fullying

• -fully

• -care

• -ly

What is the relationship between 'succeed' and 'failure'?

• Opposites; success cannot exist without the possibility of failure.

• Succeed and failure are synonyms.

• Success is always guaranteed without failure.

• Failure is a prerequisite for success.

Which word means 'to make something less severe'?

• aggravate

• mitigate

• intensify

• exacerbate

Provide a sentence using the word 'persuade'.

• They decided to persuade the audience with facts.

• I couldn't persuade her to change her mind.

• He was persuaded by her to leave early.

• She tried to persuade him to join the team.

What does the word 'vivid' imply about a description?

• A vivid description is only about colors and brightness.

• A vivid description is dull and uninteresting.

• A vivid description is clear, intense, and lifelike.

• A vivid description is vague and unclear.