Uncle Marcos Vocabulary Words

Alonzo stared at the script scrawled across the map trying to make sense of the ancient words, but couldn’t ____________ their meanings.

• decipher

• contraption

• newfangled

• improvisations

In 1990, a newly made smartphone was considered as a _______________ contraption.

• ingenuity

• decipher

• newfangled

• improvisations

Because of Zara’s ______________, the marooned crew avoided starvation by building a makeshift fishing net to catch fish.

• newfangled

• invincible

• contraption

• ingenuity

Beth’s dance routine featured several ____________. She did not plan out every part of it.

• ingenuity

• improvisations

• decipher

• newfangled

Matt thinks he is ____________ and takes many risks. He is not aware of how easily he can get hurt.

• decipher

• ingenuity

• invincible

• newfangled

A person who prefers old-fashioned objects might not want something _______________.

• newfangled

• decipher

• invincible

• educational

A spy might have to ___________a code to find the hidden message.

• reinforce

• decipher

• maintain

• contraption

If things do not go according to plan, you might have to think quickly and make __________.

• improvisations

• images

• development

• contraptions

You might admire a creative person’s _____________in solving problems.

• ambiguity

• decipher

• contraption

• ingenuity

A superhero who is ________________ has nothing to fear from a villain’s attacks.

• decipher

• cooperative

• invincible

• newfangled