Chapter 13A
Unscramble this word which means to support or promote.
TODVCAEA
Advocate
Unscramble the word which means personal peculiarity or quirk.
AISIOYNCRYDS
IDIOSYNCRASY
Unscramble this word which means very plain.
EASTREU
AUSTERE
Unscramble this word which means an accurate copy.
IMACESIFL
FACSIMILE
Two idioms which mean you paid a lot for something are:
It cost an arm and a _____OR a _______ penny.
arm and a leg OR a pretty penny
Which vocabulary word means strong dislike of distaste; hatred:
A__T__ P__ T__ Y
Antipathy
Which vocabulary word means control over; Authority to administer justice.
__U__I__D__C__ I __N
JURISDICTION
Which vocabulary word means to fascinate, enthrall or hold a person's attention.
M__S__E__I__E
MESMERIZE
Which vocabulary word means uninterested. Done in a ho-hum fashion.
__ E __F__N__T__R__
PERFUNCTORY
The idiom which means you don't have enough money.
_____ on cash.
Short on cash
What part of speech is "imminent" and what does it mean?
Adjective / about to happen
What part of speech is "inclusive" and what does it mean?
adjective / complete; comprehensive
What part of speech is "metamorphosis" and what does it mean?
noun / a change in form
What part of speech is "travesty" and what does it mean?
noun / a disrespectful imitation
What would be a response to someone who asks you a questions which is private and personal.
That information is none of your business.
Some people might say that time travel is a _________________ or ridiculous idea.
preposterous
A person who has been set free has been _____________.
emancipated
The monster with three eyes, green slimy skin, blood dripping from its mouth could be described as ____________.
grotesque
Something that arouses the viewers' curiosity could be described as ____________.
provocative
When you purchase something at the best price you get the ____________________ .
Best bang for your buck.
1. Define "precarious"
2. What part of speech is it?
3. Use it in a sentence in the simple past tense.
1. dangerous; risky; unsafe.
2. adjective
3. Answers will vary
Ex. The tilting building looked precarious.
1. Define "impede"
2. What part of speech is it?
3. Use it in a sentence using the future tense.
1. slow down
2. verb
3. Answers will vary.
Ex: The car accident up ahead will impede traffic.
1. Define "esoteric"
2. What part of speech is it?
3. Use it in a sentence using the present continuous tense.
1. difficult to understand
2. adjective
3. answers will vary
EX. The employees are watching an esoteric video about accounting procedures from the 18th century.
1. Define "notorious"
2. What part of speech is it?
3. Use it in a sentence using the present perfect.
1. regarded negatively
2. adjective
3. answers will vary
EX. The movie about the notorious Thanksgiving pie thief has been playing in the theater since Monday.
1. Define whistleblower
2. What part of speech is it?
3. Use it in a sentence.
a person who informs the public about an organization engaged in an illicit activity
noun
EX. The whistleblower at Facebook exposed how the company knew its platform was harmful to teenaged girls in particular but was doing nothing to fix that problem.