I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means:
shake
build
strengthen
destroy
Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
intelligent
stylish
out-dated
strange
David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means:
important
expensive
obvious
unfortunate
If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:
long-lasting
makes you smell bad
is very painful
I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
fail
complain
try
clean
Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights. When you instigate something, you __________.
protect it
ignore it
check it out
get it started
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
not often
excitedly
sadly
always
No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means:
loud
helpful
hidden
friendly
When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means:
witness
troublemaker
peacemaker
enemy
We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:
small
high
shaky
low
The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. Legitimate means:
tired
fake
real
I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means:
debate
cancel
settle
consider
Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial means:
strange
unimportant
disgusting
dangerous
