Vocab Sentences

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

the jury acquitted the citizen, so he got sent free.

Question 2

Deem

Answer 2

The lacrosse team deemed the winning goal to be the best play of the game.

Question 3

devastate

Answer 3

The earthquake devastated the town, leaving many buildings ruined and people homeless.

Question 4

discredited

Answer 4

The detective’s claims were discredited because he had no evidence.

Question 5

Elusive

Answer 5

The elusive ghost in the old house was never caught on camera.

Question 6

generate

Answer 6

my coworker had generated many great new ideas for our business at the meeting today

Question 7

Idolize

Answer 7

Atlas idolized his dad because he was a good role model, teacher, and dad

Question 8

ingratitude

Answer 8

The boy did not get a toy from the store because he was ingratitude towards his mother

Question 9

Keepsake-

Answer 9

I got a bracelet from Florida at the beach as a keepsake so I can forever remember our trip

Question 10

Mortal-

Answer 10

In the book Tuck Everlasting the tucks are imortal but the fosters are mortal- so they can’t live forever

Question 11

Ovation-

Answer 11

The graduate got a standing ovation for his great speech.

Question 12

Petty-

Answer 12

The children had a petty argument about who got the last piece of cake.

Question 13

Plight

Answer 13

We are all concerned with the plight of the under-developed areas of the world.

Question 14

Repent-

Answer 14

After accidentally breaking his sister’s favorite toy, he repented by cleaning up the mess and apologizing

Question 15

Reverie-

Answer 15

“She was lost in a reverie, daydreaming about her summer vacation instead of paying attention in class

Question 16

Revocation

Answer 16

If the library revokes your library card, you can’t borrow books anymore.

Question 17

Scan

Answer 17

She carefully scanned her social studies book to find the chapter she needed so she could read.

Question 18

Strand

Answer 18

my favorite blue scarf has a loose strand of wool so I have to buy a new one

Question 19

Strife

Answer 19

The two teams had a strife over who would win the game, causing a lot of arguing and shouting.

Question 20

topple

Answer 20

The strong earthquake caused the old building to topple over, sending bricks and rubble flying.

Question 21

Acute

Answer 21

The dog’s sense of smell was so acute that it could smell the cookies from across the room.

Question 22

Bluster

Answer 22

He blustered about how he could win the game, but everyone knew he hadn’t practiced

Question 23

Bungle

Answer 23

He bungled the math problem, forgetting to carry the one.

Question 24

Commentary

Answer 24

the football player had a lot of commentary on what the refurry was calling

Question 25

Duration

Answer 25

the duration of the meeting is about 2 hours long.

Question 26

Eerie

Answer 26

I thought the forest was Eerie because it was dark quiet and cold

Question 27

Facet

Answer 27

they cut a facet in the new wooden table

Question 28

Fidelity

Answer 28

He showed his fidelity to his friends by always sticking up for them."

Question 29

Fray

Answer 29

the edges of the old, worn rug were beginning to fray, revealing loose threads that had been unraveling for years,

Question 30

Headstrong

Answer 30

The headstrong young boy, despite his parents' warnings, refused to wear a coat on the chilly, rainy day, convinced he could handle it.

Question 31

Inhabitant

Answer 31

The abandoned building is now inhabited by birds

Question 32

Numb

Answer 32

After playing in the snow the children's hands felt very numb and could so they had hot chocolate

Question 33

Pacify

Answer 33

the mom had to quickly try to pacify the baby because it was crying in church

Question 34

Ravenous

Answer 34

after the long car ride to Florida the family was ravenous for food because they had not eaten dinner yet

Question 35

Refute

Answer 35

Thomas refuted the claim that he didn't finish his math homework because he didn't want to get a bad grade

Question 36

Remorse

Answer 36

The girl was filled with remorse as she thought about how she talked to her sister

Question 37

Setback

Answer 37

The unexpected rain was a setback for our plans to have a picnic with our family.

Question 38

Smug

Answer 38

The girl gave a smug smile to her sister because everyone new she was right about the question.

Question 39

Synopsis

Answer 39

My teacher wanted us to write a short synopsis on what we read in our book last night.

Question 40

Tarry

Answer 40

The students tarried at the playground, delaying their return to the classroom.