English I Vocabulary Week 7

Wily

• to cause bloating by stretching something from the inside

• extremely or unusually small

• skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

• so lacking in originality as to be obvious or boring

Nebulous

• unclear or vague

• to reprimand severly

• capable of making mistakes of being wrong

• skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

Anika noticed that after eating a large meal, her stomach seemed to distend, making her feel uncomfortable. What does the word distend mean in the sentence?

• a person who holds an opinion that is at odds with what is generally accepted

• unclear or vague

• so lacking in originality as to be obvious or boring

• to cause bloating by stretching something from the inside

Heretic

• a person who holds an opinion that is at odds with what is generally accepted

• skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

• wanting to avoid activity

• capable of making mistakes

What is a synonym for diminutive?

• tiny/petite

• trite/overused

• sneaky/sly

• swell/balloon

Liam was reading a book and found the story to be quite banal. What is a synonym for this word?

• rebuke/berate

• cheapness/frugality

• trite/overused

• hazy/cloudy

Parismony

• to reprimand severly

• capable of making mistakes

• an extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

• unclear or vague

indolent

• wanting to avoid activity

• capable of making mistakes

• unclear or vague

• extremely or unusually small

What is a synonym for chastise?

• imperfect/flawed

• rebuke/berate

• lazy/sluggish

• cheapness/frugality

During a basketball game, Avery realized that even the most experienced players were fallible.

What does fallible mean?

• unclear/vague

• skilled at gaining an advantage

• a person who holds on opinion that is at odds with what is generally accepted

• capable of making mistakes.