4.5.4: Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the blank: _______ means to stick closely, as if glued.

• Adhere

• Detach

• Ignore

• Separate

Fill in the blank: To mix a solid thoroughly with a liquid so that eventually it becomes liquid is to _______.

• dissolve

• evaporate

• condense

• freeze

Fill in the blank: _______ means containing small bits of small sand or stone.

• gritty

• smooth

• soft

• shiny

Fill in the blank: _______ means containing a lot of water vapor in the air; moist.

• humid

• dry

• arid

• parched

Fill in the blank: To make something look larger than it actually is, you _______.

• inflate

• deflate

• shrink

• compress

Fill in the blank: An instrument that uses lenses to enlarge any image seen through it is a _______.

• magnifying glass

• telescope

• microscope

• binoculars

Fill in the blank: To come or mix together is to _______.

• coalesce

• separate

• divide

• scatter

Fill in the blank: Showing usual characteristics or qualities is described as _______.

• typical

• atypical

• unusual

• abnormal