indigo Flocab 1

Question 1

convert

noun

Answer 1

(noun) One who has been converted. I didn’t think I liked jazz, but after seeing Branford Marsalis perform, I’m a total convert. (Note: In its noun form, convert is usually pronounced CON-vert.)

Question 2

alternate

verb

Answer 2

(verb) … To change back and forth; take turns. The young lion cub alternated between sleepiness and playfulness.

Question 3

My dad got a GPS for Christmas; it’s a tool that helps him _____________________________ while he’s driving.

revert retire navigate

Answer 3

navigate

Question 4

When Sofie went to Mexico, she had to _____________________________ her money from dollars to pesos.

retire convert revert

Answer 4

convert

Question 5

retire

Answer 5

(verb) To stop working. My grandfather worked for the post office until he retired last year.

Question 6

pedestrian

adj

Answer 6

(adj) Dull or lacking imagination. Tommy looked like a rock star, but his songs were pedestrian.

Question 7

navigate

Answer 7

(verb) 1. To move or direct (a ship or plane) along a certain path. In her old fishing ship, the captain carefully navigated the river. 2. To make one’s way. It was so crowded that it was difficult to navigate through the crowd. Other forms: Thanks to our navigation (noun) system, we knew just where to go.

Question 8

revert

Answer 8

(verb) To go back to an earlier condition, often one that is not satisfactory. The basketball team got along well when they won, but when they lost, they reverted to yelling at each other.

Question 9

Mr. Shrenk _____________________________ us to do four hours of homework a night—that’s too much!

requires converts alternates

Answer 9

requires

Question 10

intense

Answer 10

(adj) Very strong; very great. Brandon likes movies, but not flicks in which the violence is too intense. Other forms: Calvin started the work with real intensity (noun).

Question 11

navigate

Question 12

alternate

adjective

Answer 12

(adj) 1. Happening or appearing in turns; every other. Spring and fall are alternate seasons. 2. Being a choice between two or more things. The highway was closed so we took an alternate route through the city.

Question 13

That movie was so _____________________________; I’ve seen the same story a million times.

pedestrian sparse intense

Answer 13

pedestrain

Question 14

require

Answer 14

(verb) To need or demand. My school requires you to get good grades if you want to go to the winter dance. Other forms: My mom said, “Cleaning up after yourself is one of the requirements (noun) of getting older.”

Question 15

convert

verb

Answer 15

(verb) … To change from one form to another. They converted the old school into an apartment building. 2. To change someone’s religion, opinion, or beliefs. When I opened the door, there was someone trying to convert me to his religion

Question 16

bland

Answer 16

(adj) Lacking a strong flavor. That taco is so bland; I swear there’s more flavor in a cup of water.

Question 17

The werewolf _____________________________ back into a man when the sun came up.

required retired reverted

Answer 17

reverted

Question 18

pedestrian

noun

Answer 18

(noun) A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot. The mayor wanted to close some streets to cars to make the city more friendly to pedestrians.

Question 19

sparse

Answer 19

(adj) Small in number or extent; thinly scattered. Our class trip to the farm was canceled because interest was so sparse.