Among the Hidden Vocabulary Practice Chapters 1-5 1. savored – enjoyed or appreciated something (usually food or drink) completely, especially by dwelling on it 2. defiance – open resistance or bold disobedience 3. intervals – pauses or breaks in activity 4. forbid – refuse to allow something; order someone not to do something 5. lofty – rising to great height 6. skittish – nervous; inclined to shy 7. runt – the smallest animal in a litter; an undersized or weak person 8. careened – to lurch or swerve while in motion; to rush carelessly 9. combines – agricultural machines that cut, thresh, and clean a grain crop in one operation 10. curt – rudely brief; abrupt 11. embossed – decorated with a raised design 12. habitation – the process of living in a particular place; a place in which to live

Across 3. order someone not to do something 6. the process of living in a particular place 8. rudely brief; abrupt 11. the smallest animal in a litter; an undersized or weak person 12. decorated with a raised design

Down 1. nervous; inclined to shy 2. agricultural machines that cut, thresh, and clean 4. enjoyed or appreciated something completely 5. to lurch or swerve while in motion 7. pauses or breaks in activity 9. open resistance or bold disobedience 10. rising to great height

   

 

Among the Hidden Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1-5 Match each vocabulary word on the left with a synonym on the right.

_____1. habitation

_____2. interval

_____3. combines

_____4. careened

_____5. curt

_____6. embossed

a. farm equipment

b. brief

c. home

d. decorated

e. lurched

f. pause

Match each vocabulary word on the left with an antonym on the right.

_____7. defiance

_____8. forbid

_____9. skittish

_____10. runt

_____11. lofty

_____12. savored

a. allow

b. unworried

c. obedience

d. low

e. disliked

f. biggest

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

_____ 13. The expensive wedding invitations were ________ with fancy raised lettering. _____ 14. As I ate, I ________ the delicious taste of the sweet fruit. _____ 15. The boys were amazed as they watched the ________ crane reach high into the air. _____ 16. Because the waitress was ________ when she took our order, Dad didn’t leave a tip. _____ 17. The squirrel was very ________ and wouldn’t let the children close. _____ 18. Her curfew ________ the teenager from staying out too late. _____ 19. In an act of ________ against his teacher, the boy refused to report to detention. _____ 20. When the tree was cut down, the bird lost its ________.

a. lofty

b. skittish

c. embossed

d. forbid

e. habitation

f. defiance

g. curt

h. savored

   

 

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