BTGHS Ch 12-15 Vocabulary

What does petrified mean?

• Petrified means turned to stone or extremely frightened.
• Petrified means turned to liquid

• Petrified means made of wood

• Petrified means extremely happy

What does notoriety mean?

• Notoriety is a synonym for popularity.
• Notoriety refers to a type of legal document.
• Notoriety means being unknown or ignored.
• Notoriety means being famous or well-known, usually for something negative.

What does emerged mean?

• To come into view or become visible.
• To become less visible.
• To remain hidden or concealed.
• To disappear from sight.

What does exaggerated mean?

• To make something less noticeable.
• To represent something as greater than it is.
• To ignore important details.
• To simplify something to its basic form.

What does elegant mean?

• Elegant means pleasingly graceful and stylish.
• Elegant means loud and flashy.
• Elegant refers to something that is messy and chaotic.
• Elegant means something that is cheap.

What does peering mean?

• Peering is crouching down

• Peering is reaching for something

• Peering is looking intently, or searchingly

• Peering is not looking for something very well

What does eluded mean?

• To confront or face directly.
• To understand or comprehend.
• To escape or avoid.
• To capture or hold onto.

In which sentence is PETRIFIED used correctly?

• She was petrified when she saw the ghost.
• She felt petrified after the long hike.
• He was petrified by the delicious meal.
• The tree was petrified in the storm.

In which sentence is NOTORIETY used correctly?

• The celebrity gained notoriety for their amazing movies.

• The artist was notoriety at the local gallery.

• The politician was praised for their good work in the notoriety.

• The celebrity lost notoriety after donating money to the charity.

In which sentence is EMERGED used correctly?

• The clouds emerged from the sun.
• She emerged the winner of the race.
• The emerged cat was cute.

• The sun emerged from behind the clouds.