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Bomb by Steve Sheinkin Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. a business or industrial activity

a)

precipice

b)

obliterate

c)

enterprise

d)

inaccessible

2.

2. showing mixed feelings of reverence, respect, wonder, and dread

a)

critical mass

b)

precipice

c)

awestricken

d)

enterprise

3.

3. disgusting or gruesome

a)

ghoulish

b)

imminent

c)

precipice

d)

enterprise

4.

4. nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits fragments (usually two) and releases energy

a)

fission

b)

concoct

c)

gestapo

d)

fatigue

5.

5. one who report and forecasts weather conditions

a)

critical mass

b)

enterprise

c)

meteorologist

d)

precipice

6.

6. about to occur

a)

imminent

b)

obliterate

c)

annihilation

d)

ghoulish

7.

7. to create or invent something using skill and intelligence

a)

precipice

b)

escalate

c)

concoct

d)

fatigue

8.

8. lowest inner part of a ships hull

a)

ghoulish

b)

bilge

c)

escalate

d)

fatigue

9.

9. German secret police under the Nazis who were known for terroristic methods

a)

gestapo

b)

fission

c)

fatigue

d)

saboteur

10.

10. act of looking forward to something likely to occur or appear

a)

enterprise

b)

precipice

c)

expectancy

d)

awestricken

11.

11. to do away completely so that no trace remains

a)

escalate

b)

precipice

c)

enterprise

d)

obliterate

12.

12. complete destruction

a)

surveillance

b)

inaccessible

c)

annihilation

d)

meteorologist

13.

12. complete destruction

a)

surveillance

b)

inaccessible

c)

annihilation

d)

meteorologist

14.

13. the amount of material needed to start a chemical change

a)

meteorologist

b)

precipice

c)

awestricken

d)

critical mass

15.

14. remote or impossible to reach

a)

annihilation

b)

inaccessible

c)

awestricken

d)

enterprise

16.

15. illness caused by exposure to radiation ranging from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea to loss of hair and teeth, low red and white blood cell counts, and death.

a)

surveillance

b)

radiation poisoning

c)

meteorologist

d)

critical mass

17.

16. person who uses the destruction of property and other treacherous actions to defeat an enemy

a)

gestapo

b)

fatigue

c)

escalate

d)

saboteur

18.

17. close observation of a person or group of people, especially when the person is under suspicion by the authorities.

a)

annihilation

b)

surveillance

c)

meteorologist

d)

critical mass

19.

18. overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock or cliff

a)

awestricken

b)

enterprise

c)

concoct

d)

precipice

20.

19. to increase, enlarge, or intensify

a)

obliterate

b)

escalate

c)

concoct

d)

enterprise

21.

20. extreme physical or mental tiredness from overwork or exhausting activity

a)

fatigue

b)

saboteur

c)

fission

d)

concoct