Lesson 1 Vocabulary

Something that is one of two possible choices.

• alternative

• solution

• decision

• option

To make more peaceful and less angry, hateful, or upset. [Betsy tried to _______ the neighbors by offering to pay for the window she broke.]

• appease

• agitate

• ignore

• blame

To break up and scatter. [The police tried to _______ the crowd that had gathered.]

• disperse

• assemble

• gather

• collect

To release (someone) from something that applies to others. [Miss Ito will _______ anyone with an A average from the final test.]

• exempt

• enroll

• punish

• include

To lead (someone or something) to act in a certain way or to do something; to cause.

• induce

• reduce

• ignore

• prevent

Without brightness, liveliness, or excellence; lacking energy. [Due to a bad headache, Gretchen gave a _______ performance.]

• lackluster

• vivid

• dynamic

• brilliant

Done or happening during the night. [The cat's _______ search for mice kept me awake.]

• nocturnal

• diurnal

• seasonal

• annual

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: Particularly convenient or suitable in time; coming at just the right time. [When Dad mentioned his raise, it seemed an _______ moment to tell him I needed money for a field trip.]

• opportune

• tedious

• arbitrary

• ominous

A stand on which something is or could be placed. [Each column was supported by a marble _______.]

• pedestal

• pillar

• platform

• base

Ready or willing to receive; inclined to take a suggestion or consider a possibility. [Nicole seems _______ to our plan, so I think we can count on her.]

• receptive

• reluctant

• oblivious

• hostile