Word List

• prep. If something is amid something else, then it is in the middle of it.
  The bee was busily flying amid the flowers in the garden.
• adv. If something happens backstage, it occurs behind a theater's stage.
  After the show, the director went backstage and thanked the actors.
• n. A billionaire is someone who has at least one billion dollars.
  The sale of his inventions made the inventor a billionaire.
• n. A brute is someone who behaves or looks like a violent animal.
  My older brother can act like a brute when he doesn't get his way.
• adj. If someone is clumsy, then they are awkward in handling things.
  The businessman was clumsy and dropped his work files.
• v. To collide with something means to hit it while moving.
  The two cars collided with each other because their drivers were not careful.
• n. A culprit is someone who has committed a crime or other bad deed.
  The police were still searching for the culprit from the robbery.
• v. To evacuate means to leave a place of danger to a place of safety.
  During the flood, many families were evacuated to higher ground.
• adj. If something is flammable, then it is able to catch on fire.
  Be careful with that blanket near the candle. It is extremely flammable.
• n. A mob is a large crowd of people that often wants to cause violence.
  The copier was destroyed by a mob of angry workers.
• adj. If something is premature, then it is done too early or before the proper time.
  Mark's celebration was premature because the ball hadn't fallen in the hole.
• v. To resent something means to have bad feelings about it.
  He resented the fact that he had never been able to play an instrument.
• n. A satire is a work of art that uses humor and irony to make fun of something.
  This book is a satire of what life was like in the army.
• n. Scrutiny is the careful examination of something.
  A scientist should always practice scrutiny with their work.
• v. To segregate something means to place it in a group apart from other things.
  In gym class, the children were segregated into two groups: boys and girls.
• v. To subject someone to something means to force them to do or experience it.
  The officers subjected everyone to a careful search before they left the plane.
• v. To testify means to give evidence as a witness.
  The judge listened while the victim testified about the robbery.
• n. A tumult is a loud and confused noise made by a large crowd of people.
  She couldn't hear her friend over the tumult of the other excited guests.
• v. To underestimate something or someone means to think less of them than they really are.
  We lost the game because we underestimated the other team's skill.
• n. Uproar is loud noise caused by people who are very angry or upset.
  The fans made a great uproar when their team lost the game.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

B ‣ Write the word from the word bank that best fits each sentence.

C ‣ Circle the one that is similar in meaning to the given word.

D ‣ Write the word that best fits each sentence.

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.