Vocabulary Grade 8 — Set 3: In Context flashcards
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The pet sitter was ______: he forgot to feed the goldfish for a week and left the gate open, so the dog ran off.negligentCharacter & Behavior
He was careless with animals it was his job to look after. Idle would mean not busy, not careless with a duty. -
Though the talk lasted two hours, it held an ______ audience: nobody checked a phone, nobody whispered, and many took notes until the very end.attentiveCharacter & Behavior
Listening closely the whole time is paying close attention. Inquisitive would need eager questions.
Also right: observant -
Before the village built its first school, few adults were ______, so letters from far away had to be read aloud by the shopkeeper.literateThinking & Knowing
Letters had to be read aloud, so most people couldn't read. Knowledgeable means knowing a lot about a subject, which reading a letter doesn't need. -
Seeing her little brother's worried face before his first swim meet, Talia tried to ______ him by saying she had been just as nervous at her first race.reassureSpeaking & Arguing
She speaks to calm her worried brother. Confide would need "in" him, and her point is to ease his worry, not to share a secret. -
In old kingdoms, a herald would ride from town to town to ______ the birth of a royal baby to the crowds in each square.proclaimSpeaking & Arguing
Letting the public know big news through an official statement was a herald's job. With recite, the words you speak come out of your memory; it isn't for announcing news. -
A heavy backpack won't only tire you out on the steep climb; it will also ______ you, making every rocky step slower and clumsier, so leave everything but water and a snack at the campsite.hamperActions & Effort
Making every step slower and clumsier is making it harder to move. "Won't only tire you out … also" rules out exhaust, and obstruct means blocking a path or view, or holding up a plan or process; a backpack doesn't stand in your way. -
The river turns ______ in late summer, barely moving between its muddy banks until the autumn rains arrive.sluggishActions & Effort
"Barely moving" means slower than usual. Stationary and static would mean not moving at all. -
After two months of going to bed on time, Owen started to ______ into his old habit during winter break, staying up gaming until 2 a.m. again.relapseChange & Growth
Slipping back into an old habit is the clue. Setback is a noun for any hitch that slows you down on your way to a goal, and a slump is a sudden drop. -
Pip's first drafts always ______ with spelling mistakes, sometimes three or four in a single sentence, so he never skips proofreading.aboundSize & Amount
Drafts full of mistakes are the clue: to abound with is to be full of something. Throng is for crowds of people, and mistakes don't crowd a place. -
The recipe's steps are ______: you can't frost the cake before baking it or bake it before mixing the batter.sequentialNature & Time
Each step has to come in its proper turn. Chronological lines up past events from first to last.
Also right: consecutive
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