Academic Vocabulary 10 /11

Overgrown grass

rotting trees

illegal dumping

neighborhoods with abandoned boarded-up homes

These are examples of _________

The opposing team _________ed over their last quarter victory.

When the prisoners were returned to the base, their skin was limp and pale. Their faces were pale and shallow. The skin on their bodies was_____ and hanging.

The prisoner tried to ______ a way to escape from prison, but she was unsuccessful.

Lisa yelled at her five-year-old, "Slow down, sweetheart, I can't understand your words. They are ______ed and mixed up. I don't understand a word you are saying."

The group of tourist were open and ________ to the herd buffalo rushing toward them.

The parents could not decide on the best course of treatment for their son, the counselor had no choice but to _____ when a decision could not be reached.

"Please stop yelling and screaming at each other, the answers we have provided will have to ______ until we have more information," the principal yelled at the screaming audience.

When I need peace and quiet, I can retreat into my living room, it is my _______ when I need quiet.