Vocabulary Review for PACT 25-32

What is the meaning of the word "commence"?

• To end

• To begin

• To forget

• To explain

Which word means "to care for and encourage the growth or development of"?

• Nurture

• Overwhelm

• Reckless

• Interject

Choose the synonym for "extensive".

• Small

• Limited

• Wide

• Tiny

What is the antonym of "reckless"?

• Careful

• Dangerous

• Wild

• Hasty

Which word best fits the sentence: "It is _______ that the sun will rise tomorrow"?

• Overwhelm

• Inevitable

• Interject

• Recount

What does "overwhelm" mean?

• To support

• To defeat completely

• To ignore

• To begin

Which word means "to interrupt with a comment"?

• Nurture

• Interject

• Commence

• Recount

Which word means "to tell someone about something; to narrate"?

• Recount

• Overwhelm

• Reckless

• Extensive

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "reckless".

• She was reckless and drove too fast in the rain.

• He recklessed his homework every night.

• The reckless of the story was interesting.

• She was recklessing her plants.

Which sentence uses "nurture" correctly?

• The gardener nurtured the plants until they bloomed.

• He nurture his shoes every morning.

• She nurture the book on the shelf.

• The nurture was very loud.