Vocabulary Practice
| belittling | awl | diminutive | consternation |
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| ________ belittling | a. pointed tool for making holes |
| ________ awl | b. Extremely small in size; tiny |
| ________ diminutive | c. Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. |
| ________ consternation | d. To cause to seem less than another or little |
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Synonyms - Write three synonyms for each vocabulary word. Use the words below to help you.
| faultfinding | little | critical | punch |
| alarm | mini | needle | unfavorable |
| pick | shock | small | dismay |
| belittling | ___________________ | ___________________ | ___________________ |
| awl | ___________________ | ___________________ | ___________________ |
| diminutive | ___________________ | ___________________ | ___________________ |
| consternation | ___________________ | ___________________ | ___________________ |
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Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary words.
| 1. The leather worker used the __________ to help lace the sides of the bag. |
| 2. The family watched their house burn with __________________ . |
| 3. It was ____________________ when the class made fun of me for not knowing the answer. |
| 4. Bill wanted three dips on his cone. He only had enough money for this ________________ cone. |