Vocabulary List # 10

Miles and Marco were in the kitchen trying to make a cake. They accidentally dropped the sugar jar, causing it to 'pulverize' on the floor. What does 'pulverize' mean in this context?

• To criticize severely

• To be reduced to a powder or dust

• To mix up

• An angry dispute

Miles and Marco are working on a school project about ancient architecture. They come across a term in their research. What is a 'Frieze'?

• An energetic hasty search

• An upright stone slab

• A decorative horizontal band, along the upper part of a wall

• A nasty, evil laugh

Miles and Marco visited a museum where they saw a 'Stele'. What is a 'Stele'?

• To speak or utter indistinctly

• An upright stone slab, bearing an inscription as a monument

• To criticize severely

• A decorative horizontal band

During a class presentation, Miles couldn't help but let out a 'snicker' when Marco made a funny joke. What does 'snicker' mean in this context?

• A) To mix up

• B) A nasty, evil, slightly muffled laugh

• C) To protect or be on the sides of something

• D) An invisible quality around a person

Marco and Miles are working on a science project about the human body. They learn that the heart is a 'vital' organ. What does 'Vital' mean in this context?

• To criticize severely

• Essential or important, usually for the continuation of life

• Heavy and strong

• To stare awkwardly

Miles and Marco were working on a puzzle together. They found it challenging and it seemed to confound them. What does 'Confound' mean in this context?

• To walk or move with heavy clumsiness

• To mix up, bewilder, puzzle, or perplex

• To criticize severely

• An angry dispute

Marco and Miles were cleaning the attic and found a heaping pile of old toys. What does 'Heaping' mean in this context?

• To show good spirits or liveliness

• A great deal or lots of things thrown in a disorderly pile

• To prod or urge someone to do something

• To speak or utter indistinctly

Marco and Miles were at a party, and everyone noticed how Marco was acting. What does 'Perky' mean in this context?

• To criticize severely

• To show good spirits or liveliness

• To mix up

• An angry dispute

Miles was trying to convince Marco to join the school's soccer team. What does 'Goading' mean in this context?

• To criticize severely

• An angry dispute

• To prod or urge someone to do something

• To speak or utter indistinctly

Miles and Marco were in the library. Miles was trying to concentrate on his book, but Marco kept muttering to himself. What does 'muttering' mean in this context?

• To criticize severely

• To speak or utter indistinctly and in low tones

• An angry dispute

• To walk or move with heavy clumsiness