Vocabulary

Name

commonplace initial invasive optimal

advocates designate insulation irrational

A. Write the correct word after its meaning.

1. best or most appropriate

2. people who strongly support a cause

3. ordinary or unremarkable

4. material that stops heat or cold from escaping

5. the first of something

6. choose

7. not reasonable

8. tending to spread even when unwelcome

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B. Answer each question with a vocabulary word.

9. Which word would you use to describe something that is typical

and plain?

10. Which word would you use to describe behavior that does not

make sense?

11. Which word would you use to describe the best way of doing

something?

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