Vocabulary Quizs

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank that means to feel sad or lonely.

“Madame Zeroni hated to see

Elya so ______.

• Joyful

• Forlorn

• Content

• Ecstatic

The town ___________ and dried up along with the lake, and the people who lived there.

WHICH WORD BEST FITS IN THE BLANK?

• Shriveled

• Withered

• Diminished

• Faded

presumably

• is very likely though, not known for certain.

• is completely certain and known.

• is unlikely to be true.

• is a common assumption without evidence.

radiated

• Emitted energy, especially light or heat, in the form of rays or waves.

• Absorbed energy from the surroundings.

• Reflected light back into the atmosphere.

• Transmitted sound through a medium.

forlorn

• Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

• Filled with joy and happiness.

• Surrounded by friends and family.

• Full of energy and excitement.

penetrating

• Able to make a way through or into something.

• Having a sharp or intense quality.

• Being able to understand something deeply.

• Causing harm or damage to something.

recede

• to move forward or closer; to grow larger

• to move back or away; to grow less or smaller

• to remain the same; to stay constant

• to increase in size or amount

“Just what do you think you're doing?" asked Squid, as he slams his hands into Derrick Dunne's _____face.”

• smug

• angry

• confused

• happy

 "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ~Thomas Edison

WHAT WORD BEST

DESCRIBES THIS QUOTE?

• Perseverance

• Failure

• Indifference

• Complacency

smug

• Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

• Feeling sad or disappointed about something.

• Being humble and modest about one's accomplishments.

• Expressing doubt or uncertainty about one's abilities.