VOCAB REVIEW SHEET
Set Eight
Circle the word that best fits each sentence.
1. There’s a little ( traverse / bastion / billow ) of land through the marshes that allows you to get from one side
to the other without sinking in below your knees.
2. Some people think that Five Guys has the most ( minute / inscrutable / succulent ) burger around, but I
disagree; my dad makes one that’s way tastier.
3. Even the most ( minute / impervious / demure ) of details in a novel can speak to the author’s intent.
4. My teacher will ( assimilate / ensconce / glower ) at any student who talks while he is talking.
5. Robin Hood’s men were so ( tremulous / truculent / ensconced ) in the leaves and trees that the Sheriff and
his men did not see them even when walking mere feet from them.
6. The wizard disappeared in a ( buffet / tendril / billow ) of purple smoke.
7. In the driving rain, the tent became something of a ( bastion / talisman / interrogative ), keeping them dry for
a few hours—until the storm clouds had passed by.
8. Our Spanish teacher wanted us to ( obtuse / assimilate / inimical ) some of Spain’s culture into our daily
lives, but we just weren’t that interested.
9. This weekend, as we were building a snowman, a sudden ( buffet / phosphorescence / tremulous ) of snow
hit me smack in the cheek. The look on my brother’s face said it all: He was instigating a snowball fight.
10. My grandpa bought me a rabbit’s foot from the market to keep as a ( interrogative / talisman / tendril ); it
hasn’t brought me any good luck yet…though I keep it in my pocket.
11. I’m not sure what the ( inimical / demure / phosphorescent ) stuff is inside glow sticks, but it sure is cool.
12. The witch wrapped her bony ( tendrils / impervious / inscrutable ) with their blood-red finger nails around the
child’s face, completely freaking her out.
13. When Mr. Tooley said there would be a test on Wednesday, the students looked at him with ( truculent /
interrogative / traverse ) faces; they had no idea what he was talking about.
There’s more on the backside!
Antonyms – Write the correct vocab word underneath its corresponding antonyms.
1. Friendly, Hospitable, Kind
2. Nice, Cooperative, Tame
3. Exposed, Vulnerable, Penetrable
4. Aggressive, Bold, Outgoing
5. Intelligent, Quick-witted, Smart
6. Obvious, Evident, Comprehensible
7. Steady, Calm, Unafraid