Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

propensity : a tendency

phenomenon : an unusual, significant, or unaccountable occurrence

adjacent : nearby; adjoining

advantage : favorable or beneficial feature

consequence : something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

incalculable; of immeasurable value - inestimable

quaintly amusing or odd - droll

marked by rich or profuse growth; abundant - luxuriant

characterized by or subject to whim - capricious

something that is a means to an end - expedient - n.

a noisy quarrel or brawl - affray

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

ingenuity : I praised my dear wife for her ....

martial : Jack strutted up and down and assumed a ... air which was most amusing.

germinate : All the seed of grain from the mother's bag had been sowed in the hope that the rainy season would cause them to ....

farrier : I could make him submit to my will, as a ... curbs a restive horse.

truant : That the ... ass might not wander from us so easily in the future, I placed him in the stable.