Epic - Vocabulary Builder

Vocabulary

Builder

This 25 word vocabulary

exercise was created for the

benefit of one of my Primary

6 students who studies at

DBS in Hong Kong. It is

based on words from the

novel ‘Epic’.

The political prisoner sought _______________ from the new government.

Not getting enough sleep might _______________ your chances of passing the exam

tomorrow morning.

This particular _______________ accepts cash, credit card and Octopus as forms of

payment.

“Gordon, tuck in your shirt and comb your hair,” his teacher instructed him

_______________ .

The 4 wheel drive car has greater _______________ over rough terrain.

Achievement - Amnesty - Briefest - Coincidence - Contemplation - Conversant -

Cumbersome - Curtly - Disgorged - Exhaustion - Flexibility - Generation - Gesture -

Heirloom - Inadvertently - Intruder - Irrelevant - Jeopardize - Maneuverability - Merchant -

Mishap - Shunned - Substantial - Turquoise - Undulations





The political prisoner sought amnesty from the new government.

Not getting enough sleep might jeopardize your chances of passing the exam tomorrow

morning.

This particular merchant accepts cash, credit card and Octopus as forms of payment.

“Gordon, tuck in your shirt and comb your hair,” his teacher instructed him curtly.

The 4 wheel drive car has greater maneuverability over rough terrain.





The pirates broke open the chest and it _______________ its treasure of coins and

jewels.

By the end of the course students should be fully _______________ in Hong Kong basic

law.

In a _______________ of respect, Neil offered his seat on the bus to the old lady.

The waiter dropped some plates in the kitchen and this _______________ meant a few

customers had to wait some while for their meals.

The lady wore a pearl necklace which was an _______________ from her grandmother.





The pirates broke open the chest and it disgorged its treasure of coins and jewels.

By the end of the course students should be fully conversant in Hong Kong basic law.

In a gesture of respect, Neil offered his seat on the bus to the old lady.

The waiter dropped some plates in the kitchen and this mishap meant a few customers

had to wait some while for their meals.

The lady wore a pearl necklace which was an heirloom from her grandmother.





The couple only had the _______________ of moments to kiss goodbye before the

husband had to run to catch his train.

Although they are friends it was just a _______________ that Terry and Cyrus went to

the same session of the new Iron Man movie.

The teacher told the boy that it was _______________ to her that his cousins had come

to visit, he was still expected to hand in his homework or otherwise get detention.

Meg was _______________ by her classmates after she started a fight with a boy on the

way home from school.





The couple only had the briefest of moments to kiss goodbye before the husband had to

run to catch his train.

Although they are friends it was just a coincidence that Terry and Cyrus went to the

same session of the new Iron Man movie.

The teacher told the boy that it was irrelevant to her that his cousins had come to visit,

he was still expected to hand in his homework or otherwise get detention.

Meg was shunned by her classmates after she started a fight with a boy on the way

home from school.





The teacher _______________ gave away the answer to an exam question when she

was offering some tips to her students.

The ice skaters showed great _______________ in their routine.

The mountain climbers were suffering from _______________ by the time they got back

down the mountain.

Fiji is famous for its _______________ oceans and sandy beaches.





The teacher inadvertently gave away the answer to an exam question when she was

offering some tips to her students.

The ice skaters showed great flexibility in their routine.

The mountain climbers were suffering from exhaustion by the time they got back down

the mountain.

Fiji is famous for its turquoise oceans and sandy beaches.





Michael smiled in _______________ of victory in the basketball tournament the next day.

Oscar and his _______________ will grow up in a world that is much hotter thanks to

global warming.

George lost a _______________ amount of weight after getting sick.

Getting 100% on your exam is a remarkable _______________ .





Michael smiled in contemplation of victory in the basketball tournament the next day.

Oscar and his generation will grow up in a world that is much hotter thanks to global

warming.

George lost a substantial amount of weight after getting sick.

Getting 100% on your exam is a remarkable achievement.





Having 3 suitcases to carry made it _______________ to get on and off the airport bus.

Hearing noise downstairs, the man assumed there was an _______________ in the

house and went down to investigate.

Cyclists in the Tour De France are often challenged by the _______________ of the

course that they must follow to reach the finish line.





Having 3 suitcases to carry made it cumbersome to get on and off the airport bus.

Hearing noise downstairs, the man assumed there was an intruder in the house and

went down to investigate.

Cyclists in the Tour De France are often challenged by the undulations of the course

that they must follow to reach the finish line.

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