VOCABULARY LESSON 20
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL
WORD LIST
discard
evict
dispel
excise
disperse
exile
displaced
extinguish
disqualify
purge
1. discard – to throw away
 We will discard the box after we open it.
2. dispel – to rid your mind of an idea
 Stevie dispelled his fear of the test.
3. disperse – to scatter
 The canned food was dispersed to many food banks.
4. displaced – removed from place
 Many animals’ homes were displaced when the trees were cut down.
5. disqualify – to declare unfit to participate
 Some students are disqualified from sports because of poor grades.
6. evict – to force out of a place
 Alice was evicted from her apartment because she failed to pay rent.
7. excise – to cut out
 One of the jobs of an editor is to excise any unnecessary words in the
newspaper article.
8. exile – forced removal from one’s country
 The government exiled the terrorist.
9. extinguish – to put out
 The flames were extinguished by the firemen.
10. purge - purify
 The bad chemicals were purged out of the water system through a filter.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
Write the letter of the word that best completes each sentence.
___1. When the hurricane hit, many people were _____ from their homes.
a. displaced
b. exiled
c. dispelled
d. purged
___2. After the hockey player started a fight, he was _____from playing in the rest of
the game.
a. discarded
b. disqualified
c. extinguished
d. excised
___3. The woman was homeless after being_____ from her home.
a. exiled
b. dispersed
c. dispelled
d. evicted
___4. Some items can be _____ of mold by cleaning them with bleach.
a. displaced
b. purged
c. dispersed
d. evicted
___5. The spy was _____ from the United States and told never to return.
a. extinguished
b. disqualified
c. exiled
d. evicted
___6. It is important to _____your glass bottles in the recycling bins.
a. discard
b. excise
c. dispel
d. displace
___7. The Dr. _____the infection from the man’s arm.
a. dispelled
b. extinguished
c. disqualified
d. excised
___8. The fire in the fire pit was _____after the guests left.
a. discarded
b. purged
c. extinguished
d. dispersed
___9. The palm reader _____the woman’s beliefs about her future.
a. evicted
b. dispelled
c. disqualified
d. purged
___10. After the parade ended, the crowd _____.
a. disqualified
b. dispersed
c. exiled
d. extinguished
WRITE THE CORRECT WORD
____________1. To cut out
____________2. To purify
____________3. To throw away
____________4. A person who is forced to leave the country
____________5. To put out
____________6. To declare unfit
____________7. Remove from some place
____________8. To scatter
____________9. To rid one’s mind of something
____________10. To force out of a place
FIND THE EXAMPLE
Choose the answer that best describes the action or situation.
_____1. Someone could be evicted from their apartment by
a. not cleaning it
b. not paying the rent
_____2. Something that the wind disperses
a. grass
b. flowers
c. living quietly
c. leaves
_____3. Something used to purge one’s stomach if something poisonous is
swallowed
a. a thermometer
b. stomach pump
c. an aspirin
_____4. Something that could cause a displacement of many people
a. a hurricane
b. rain
c. a vacation
_____5. Many people discard
a. money
b. junk mail
c. pens
_____6. To excise a paragraph from your essay, you would
a. add words
b. delete it
c. add dialogue
____7. Something used to put out a forest fire
a. stones
b. water
c. gasoline
_____8. You could be disqualified from winning a scholarship by
a. not having enough money
b. cheating
c. studying