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Flounder
(floun-der)
Impulse
(im-puhlse)
(v.) to make clumsy attempts to move or regain
one’s balance; to struggle
Perverse
(per-vurs)
The young man began to __________________
after tripping in the bleachers.
Her __________________ comments assured she
would be expelled for a week.
SYNONYMS: falter, waver, muddle, stumble
ANTONYMS: continue, endure
SYNONYMS: contrary, corrupt
ANTONYMS: kind, decent
(n.) a sudden wish or urge
Stampede
(stam-peed)
I woke up early with an ________________ to eat
chocolate cookies.
Intuition
(n) a sense of knowing; an insight
(in-too-ish-uhn)
My mother’s ____________________ told her I
was upset.
SYNONYMS: instinct, hunch, perception
ANTONYMS: knowledge, reason
(v.) to look intently, searchingly or with difficulty
Jeremy tried to _______________ through the dark
tropical forest.
SYNONYMS: observe, gaze, inspect
ANTONYMS: disregard, look away
(n.) a sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of
people or animals
(v) to rush or take flight in a crowd
Sometimes cows ____________________ when
they hear a loud noise.
SYNONYMS: feeling, inspiration, motivation
Peer
(peer)
(adj.) turned away from what is right or good,
improper
SYNONYMS: charge, surge, flood
ANTONYMS: orderly, calm
Summit
(suhm-it)
(n.) the highest point or part; the top
Chris was anxiously waiting for the climbers to
reach the ____________________.
SYNONYMS: peak, pinnacle, top
ANTONYMS: base, bottom
Tedious
(adj.) boring, tiresome because of length, slowness
(tee-dee-uh-s) or dullness
Doing the same job over and over again can become
very ___________________.
SYNONYMS: dull, tiring, unexciting
ANTONYMS: entertaining, exciting, interesting
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SECTION II
Choosing the Correct Vocabulary Term
From the words for this unit, choose the one
that best completes each of the following
sentences. Write the word in the space
provided.
1. The elephants started to _____________________ when they saw
a mouse.
2. Being a champion gymnast, Gloria was able to balance
_______________ on the beam.
3. The high waves caused our small sail boat to _______________.
4. Sue and Jill must _____________________ if they want to finish
their English project.
13. Without good study habits, students will ________________
in school.
14. That comment was _______________ and totally inappropriate.
15. I had a sudden __________________ to scream because I was
so frustrated.
SECTION III
Synonyms
Choose the word from this unit that is the same
or most nearly the same in meaning as the
boldface word or expression in the given
phrase. Write the word on the line provided.
1. Math can be so tiring
________________
2. See the peak of Mt. Rushmore?
________________
3. I woke with an inspiration to exercise.
________________
5. We climbed to the ________________ of the mountain.
6. Everyone should _____________ with the class rules.
4. Mr. Bumbles continued to muddle his way. ________________
7. The ________ (plural) of the boys did not impress Mrs. Daniels.
5. The shenanigans were hilarious.
________________
6. I will endorse the honest candidate.
________________
7. The whaling boat was upended.
________________
8. We have to conform to the dress code.
________________
8. Sometimes doing your chores can be very __________________.
9. The _________________ girls smoked in the parking lot before
school.
10. Jamie decided to trust her ______________________ that the
nan was telling the truth.
11. Joey attempted to _________________ through the small hole.
12. We hope the Secretary of Education will ________________
our class for the Wetlands Project we completed.
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SECTION IV
Antonyms
3. We (brazen, commend, capsize) you for your generosity.
Choose the word from this unit that is most
nearly opposite in meaning to the boldface
word or expression in the given phrase. Write
the word on the line provided.
4. Due to the storm, it was improbable that the climbers would reach
the (commend, summit, antic) .
9. The man disregarded the picture.
5. Ten people were killed in the (comply, stampede, intuition) at
the soccer game.
________________
10. The kind man gained the trust of the class. ________________
11. The volleyball player passed awkwardly.
________________
12. James has decided to hinder the progress
of his team’s project.
________________
13. The orderly movement of the horses was
frightening.
________________
14. The little boy was fearful toward his
siblings.
________________
15. My decision was based on strong reason.
________________
6. He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth and (deftly,
summit, capsize) removed the shells with his teeth.
7. Allison's (intuition, tedious, impulse) told her not to drive to the
grocery store while it was snowing.
8. Until Kenneth practices his swimming event he will
continue to (flounder, commend, stampede) in the water.
9. The wind blew hard, and the little boat threatened to (peer,
brazen, capsize) .
10. The student's (peer, flounder, brazen) behavior toward the
teacher showed a complete disregard for classroom rules.
11. Joe and I (peer, collaborate, flounder) often when we write for
the newspaper.
SECTION V
Choosing the Correct Word
Circle the boldface word that most accurately
completes each of the following sentences.
12. Taking inappropriate pics and posting them on the net is
(tedious, perverse, impulse) behavior.
13. Mr. Haskins did not find humor in the (brazen, flounder, antic)
that was displayed by Roger in the cafeteria.
1. You must (comply, impulse, deftly) or go to detention.
2. Shoveling the extremely heavy snow was a slow and (capsize,
impulse, tedious) job.
14. John's (impulse, collaborate, intuition) to cheat landed him in
the principal's office.
15. I attempted to (intuition, capsize, peer) into the fox den.
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SECTION VI
Creating a List of Unit 1 Vocabulary
Accurately spell each of the terms on the lines
below.
1. __________________________________________
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3. __________________________________________
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8. __________________________________________
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10. __________________________________________
11. __________________________________________
12. __________________________________________
13. __________________________________________
14. __________________________________________
15. __________________________________________