Word List

• v. To acknowledge something is to accept that it is true or that it exists.
  The teacher acknowledged that the young student was hungry.
• n. An ambassador is a government worker who works in another country.
  The ambassador from Korea was in charge of the conference.
• n. A blonde is a person with light-colored hair.
  My cousin is a blonde with blue eyes.
• v. To conquer a place means to attack and take control of it.
  The soldiers were trying to conquer the world.
• v. To drag something means to pull it across the ground.
  The dog was dragging his owner down the street.
• v. To exaggerate is to say that something is bigger or better than it really is.
  Jimmy wasn't exaggerating about the seriousness of his injury.
• n. Heritage is the collection of features of a society, such as language and religion.
  Teepees are part of the heritage of the Native Americans of the plains.
• v. To insult someone is to say things that will hurt the person's feelings.
  The girls insulted each other all afternoon.
• adv. An action that happens meanwhile happens at the same time as another action.
  He wants to be a doctor in the future, but meanwhile, he works a regular job.
• n. A necklace is a piece of jewelry that people wear around their necks.
  Joyce received a lovely pearl necklace for her wedding anniversary.
• n. A noble is a rich and powerful person.
  The Queen invited a noble from a nearby country to dinner.
• adj. A precious thing is valuable and important.
  In a desert, water can be more precious than money.
• n. A prejudice is an unfair opinion about people based on the group they belong to.
  The company's rules against gender prejudice must be enforced.
• n. A rumor is a story that may not be true.
  Carla was spreading rumors around the office.
• n. A sin is something that is wrong for religious reasons.
  Taking something that doesn't belong to you is a sin.
• n. A spectacle is an amazing sight.
  Niagara Falls is quite a spectacle.
• n. A stack is a pile of different things.
  There was a stack of paperwork on his desk to complete.
• adj. A suspicious person does not trust others, or is not trusted by others.
  Dad was suspicious of the caller on the line.
• n. Tin is an inexpensive metal.
  Soup is a food that is often sold in tin cans.
• n. A vase is an attractive container in which people keep flowers.
  The vase was filled with such lovely flowers.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Circle the right definition for the given word.

C ‣ Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.