The cost of the yacht was___. The wealthy sheik wanted the finest boat that money could buy. (invulnerable; irrelevant)

A vocabulary word appears in italics in the sentence or short passage below. Find the prefix in the vocabulary word and think about how the word is used in the passage. Then write a definition for the vocabulary word.

His $irrational$ fear of spiders may have had its beginnings in some childhood event.

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

STUPENDOUS
(A) bright
(B) ordinary
(C) complex
(D) colorful

A vocabulary word appears in italics in the sentence or short passage below. Find the prefix in the vocabulary word and think about how the word is used in the passage. Then write a definition for the vocabulary word.

The Confederate position behind the stone wall atop a steep hill made it $invulnerable$ to General Burnsides's attack.

The spy learned the customs of the enemy so she would be___ as she moved among them. (inconspicuous; irrelevant)

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INCLEMENT
(A) unexpected
(B) balmy
(C) hazy
(D) unpredictable