Vocabulary Practice: Brilliant Thinking Tips for Smart Minds

1. Smart Thinking Vocabulary Practice

2. My teacher asked me to _______ in the class discussion about N.A.T.O. • dejectedly • victorious • participate • ordeals

3. Brilliant Thinking participate – verb – to take part in an activity with others Rational

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5. Auditioning for the two ballet companies made for exhausting ___. • victorious • ordeals • participate • nourishing

6. Brilliant Thinking ordeals –noun – very difficult tests or painful experiences Organizational

7. My mother made me eat many ______ foods. • nourishing • ordeals • encounter • participate

8. Brilliant Thinking nourishing – adjective – promoting health and growth Pessimistic

9. My grandfather told me about the violent ____ he had as a boy. • ordeals • nourishing • grimaced • encounter

10. Brilliant Thinking encounter – noun - any kind of meeting between friends, enemies or colleagues Optimistic

11. The carpenter _______ when he stepped on a nail. • encounter • grimaced • anticipated • dejectedly

12. Brilliant Thinking grimaced – verb – to twist the face to show disgust, pain or displeasure. Emotional

13. All the students ________ the spring vacation. • nourishing • encounter • grimaced • anticipated

14. Brilliant Thinking anticipated – verb – expected or; looked forward to Creative

15. I _____ kicked the ball against the wall after we lost the soccer game. • anticipated • dejectedly • victorious • participate

16. Brilliant Thinking dejectedly – adverb – showing disheartened, downcast, or low spirits Optimistic

17. The _____ team was given a parade when they returned home. • grimaced • victorious • dejectedly • anticipated

18. Brilliant Thinking victorious – adjective – having won a contest or conflict Organizational

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