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Sept.13-25 Voc.
academic words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aging | becoming older (adjective) Ex.: My grandmother is ________, however she still loves to dance. |
| pulse beat | heartbeat (noun) Ex. The man's _______ is slow because he is sleeping. |
| loop | flies in circles (verb) Ex.: I love to ______ on the rides at the fair; however, sometimes that scares me. |
| brush up | touch lightly (verb) Ex.: The spi ________ against the man because he wanted to secretly pass him a note. |
| amiss | wrong (adjective) Ex. We knew somethiing was _____ when we arrived home and the front door was wide open. |
| out of place | strange or unusual (adjective) Ex.: Making jokes at a funeral is __________ because a person should respect the family of the person who has died. |
| shaft | long, thin object (noun) A ________ of sunlight fell on the forest floor. |
| boggy acre | wet and muddy ground Ex. Snakes like boggy acres because they can stay cool. |
| cordiality | friendliness (noun) Ex. The politician showed ________ to all; however, he didn't keep his campaign promises. |
| desperately | in a very needy or anxious way (adverb) The wife ___________ begged her husband not to divorce her. |
| frantically | in a way which shows that you are not in control of your emotions (adverb) When he came home and saw that his house was on fire he ______________ dialed 911. |
| thoughtfully | in a caring or kind way (adverb) The busy college student ___________ called his mother every day because he knew that she missed him a great deal. |
| carefully | in a way which shows you are paying attention and doing your best (adverb) Ex. The student ________ edited his essay. |