Question

match up
match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!
disposable • • tolerate, withstand
distraught • • strangeness, peculiarity
endure • • traumatic, distressing
mulled • • expendable, throwaway
devastating • • considered, pondered
eccentricity • • upset, troubled
best word
circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. the look on the womans tear - stained face showed how ( distraught / mulled ) she felt.
2. early settlers had to ( distraught / endure ) harsh conditions when they traveled west.
3. being cut from the soccer team was ( devastating / eccentricity ) to my athletic sister.
4. my neighbor shows off her ( disposable / eccentricity ) by decorating her yard with colorful

lawn ornaments.

1. after my picnic lunch, i simply threw my ( disposable / devastating ) lunch bag in the trash.
2. tara looked at the movie listings and ( endure / mulled ) over which one she should go see.

a little
extra!
change the part of speech of two words from the list by adding,
subtracting, or changing either the prefix (beginning part of a word) or the
suffix (the end part of the word). for example, the verb \endure\ becomes
the noun \endurance\ when you add \ance.\

Explanation:

1. "Distraught" means upset or troubled, which fits the context of a tear - stained face. "Mulled" means considered or pondered, which does not fit the emotional context.
2. "Endure" means tolerate or withstand, which is appropriate for the harsh conditions. "Distraught" is an emotional state and not related to handling conditions.
3. "Devastating" means traumatic or distressing, which is suitable for being cut from the soccer team. "Eccentricity" means strangeness or peculiarity, which is not relevant here.
4. "Eccentricity" means strangeness or peculiarity, which fits decorating the yard with colorful lawn ornaments. "Disposable" means expendable or throwaway, which is not related to this action.
5. "Disposable" means expendable or throwaway, which is correct for a lunch bag thrown in the trash. "Devastating" is too strong for a lunch bag.
6. "Mulled" means considered or pondered, which is appropriate for looking at movie listings and thinking. "Endure" is about tolerating, not thinking.

Answer:

1. distraught
2. endure
3. devastating
4. eccentricity
5. disposable
6. mulled