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WorksheetsAdvancing Vocab Skills -- C. 2 -- Words in Context
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
At ACHS, our students often COLLABORATE on projects by working together.
to compete
to stop work
to act as a team
Devon becomes DESPONDENT too easily. If he gets even one bad grade, he loses all hope of succeeding in school.
ill
depressed
angry
The rock group’s violent performance INSTIGATED a riot in the audience.
to prevent
to predict
to cause
Plant life is RESILIENT. For example, a few weeks after the Mount St. Helens volcano erupted in Washington in 1980, flowers were growing in the ashes.
widespread
slow to recover
quick to recover
When I took Ms. Klein’s writing course, I thought she was too demanding. In RETROSPECT, though, I realize that she taught me more than anyone else.
looking back
looking for excuses
looking ahead
I’m so used to adding and subracting on a calculator that I’ve probably forgotten how to do those RUDIMENTARY mathematical calculations on my own.
basic
intermediate
advanced
Ray SCOFFED at reports that a hurricane was coming until he saw the winds knocking down trees and overturning cars.
to laugh at
to watch
to take seriously
My grandma shot me a dirty look during dinner when I couldn’t quite manage to SQUELCH a burp.
to encourage
to hold back
to release
The Tlingit Native Ameicans VENERATE the wolf and the raven, and their totem poles illustrate stories in praise of these animals.
to pity
to honor
to remember
Annie, a ZEALOT about health, runs a hundred miles a week and never lets a grain of sugar touch her lips.
an extremist
an observer
a doubter
