Using the Dictionary
Find the page and locate each of these words.
Then choose the dictionary meaning that fits the context of the sentence.
Write the letter of the correct definition on the line.
1. ___ row – page 3
a street flanked by a continuous line of buildings on both sides
b. to propel a boat with or as if with oars
c. noise, clamor, uproar
2. ___ wardrobe – page 5
a. a tall cabinet, closet, or small room designed to hold clothes
b. the costumes belonging to a theater
c. all the articles of clothing belonging to one person
3. ___ muffler – page 8
a. a heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth
b. a device on a car that absorbs noise, especially that of an internal-combustion engine
c. a small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends.
4. ___ mantle – page 30
a. a zone of hot gases around a flame
b. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
c. anything that covers, envelopes, or conceals
5. ___ decoy – page 82
a. an enclosed place into which wildfowl are lured for capture
b. one who leads another into danger
c. a living or artificial bird used to entice fowl into shooting range
6. ___ threshold – page 92
a. the piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door.
b. the beginning, outset, or verge
c. a piece of farm machinery
7. ___ standard – page 123
a. of average but acceptable quality
b. the large upper petal of the flower of a pea or related plant
c. a flag or banner
8. ___ minister – page 125
a. a person authorized to perform religious functions in a church
b. to attend to the wants and needs of another
c. to furnish or provide
9. ___ brute – page 132
a. lacking reason and intelligence
b. savage, cruel
c. any animal other than man; a beast
10. ___ score – page 184
a. a group of 20 items
b. the total number of points made by each competitor
c. the written form of a musical composition
© Ellen Gabor, 2006