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Reading Study Guide
Reading exam study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| went along with | accompanied |
| having a condition that causes reactions like sneezing or sensitive skin contact with certain things | allergic |
| promised, made a person sure of something | assured |
| a heavy attack | barrage |
| empty; bare | barren |
| a mark or stain that causes something to be less pleasing than it could be | blemish |
| a special quality of a person or thing | characteristic |
| forcing; urging | compelling |
| pleasent, friendly and agreeable | congenial |
| a hopeless feeling | desperation |
| hugged | embraced |
| more than usual or necessary | excess |
| an additional amount of time | extension |
| an apartment | flat |
| weak; thin; easily broken | frail |
| in a fast, nervous, and anxious manner | frantically |
| unhappy because something is not working as hoped or expected | frustrated |
| a breif look at something | glimpse |
| strong & sturdy; able to hold up under bad conditions | hardy |
| lit up | illuminated |
| in a firmly focused way | intently |
| that which follows the rules | legitimate |
| waiting in a hidden place | lurking |
| stubborn; not willing to give in | obstinate |
| to allow | permit |
| part of an engine that goes up & down very fast | piston |
| critical opinions that are formed unfairly | prejudices |
| looking nice, clean, or neat | presentable |
| getting into the right state of mind | psyching |
| things that have been decided or determined | resolutions |
| to harm something in order to get it to fail | sabotage |
| a person who is blamed for the mistakes of others | scapegoat |
| unable to pay attention | scatterbrained |
| person or animal that stands guard & keeps watch | sentinel |
| hung or thrown loosely | slung |
| following a rule in an exact way | strictly |
| walked in a bold, superior way | swaggered |
| teasingly out of reach | tantalizing |
| strectched tight | taut |
| walking heavily or slowly | trudging |