Practice Vocab 1

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Vocabulary 1: practice Directions: Match each part of the definition with the correct vocabulary word from the work bank. Each word may be used more than once.

Word Bank

1. ______to suggest or hint at 2. ______a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position

or power for some time. 3. ______to ask questions

a.

adjacent

b.

barren

c.

dynasty

d.

humdrum

e.

insinuate

f.

interrogate

4. ______next to, near 5. ______ordinary, dull 6. ______bare, not productive 7. ______to edge your way into something 8. ______adjoining 9. ______routine, without variation 10. ______examine by questioning

Directions: choose a word from the word bank that best completes each sentence below. Write that word in the blank provided. Careful! You might have to change the verb tense to make it fit! MORE CAREFUL! You might use words more than once or not at all! Word Bank 11. Yesterday, Sheila

herself into our

conversation. It was very rude. 12. My weekend was very

, I didn’t do

anything exciting.

adjacent barren dynasty

13. I felt like the teacher was

me about why I

didn’t have my homework. 14. That wall looks very

, maybe we

humdrum insinuate

should decorate it with something. 15. “Where is Alex?” the teacher asked. The students replied, “The principal is

him about the broken window.” 16. McKenzie wants to be a police officer so she can

crimes.

suspects about