Vocabulary

We thanked the community for its _______ and helpfulness during the crisis. c) chameleonchameleona) rummagedrummagedb) undetectedundetectedd) generositygenerosity

generosity – noun – willingness to give or share freely

The lost puppy looked so ______, we brought him home. c) generositygenerositya) undetectedundetectedb) patheticpatheticd) chameleonchameleon

pathetic – adjective – bringing about pity, sadness, or sympathy

The _______ affected nearly all the people in the village. c) patheticpathetica) faminefamineb) ricochetingricochetingd) generositygenerosity

famine – noun – a great lack of food in an area or country

Since he tended to look different every time we saw him, we call him a ________. c) chameleonchameleona) rummagedrummagedb) undetectedundetectedd) generositygenerosity

chameleon – noun – any of various small, slow-moving lizards that can change the color of their skin to match their surroundings.

The hail stones were ________ off cars during the storm. c) patheticpathetic a) chameleonchameleonb) faminefamined) ricochetingricocheting

ricocheting – verb – bouncing of an object off the surface that it strikes at an angle

After school, I found my brother ______ around the cupboards for something to eat. c) scroungingscrounginga) ricochetingricochetingb) faminefamined) rummaged rummaged

scrounging – verb – gathering or collecting with effort or difficulty

The secret plot was _______ for some time, but the police soon learned the truth. c) undetectedundetecteda) patheticpatheticb) ricochetingricochetingd) scroungingscrounging

undetected – verb – not being noticed or discovered

We _______ around the attic until we found Grandma’s old toys. c) scroungingscrounginga) ricochetingricochetingb) faminefamined) rummagedrummaged

rummaged – verb – having searched through (something) thoroughly by moving about its contents

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