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This is the word you would use to describe your weirdest teacher.
What is "eccentric"?
I just cannot decide what the best answer is to this prompt.
I keep going back and forth like an oscillating fan.
What is "vacillate"?
In return for answering this prompt correctly, you will receive 100 points and a cookie (cookie to be delivered at a later date).
What is "quid pro quo"?
This word describes the relationship between Kuemper and Carroll in sports.
What is "adversarial"?
The answer to this prompt is friendly and polite.
What is "amiable"?
This might be the word to describe your weirdest teacher when they found out you think they are, in fact, their weirdest teacher.
What is "despondent"?
You smell like strawberries.
What is "redolent"?
Some people like to sleep on their back or their side.
Mr. Polking, on the other hand, struggles to fall asleep unless he is in this position.
What is "prostrate"?
When I had pneumonia my first year at CHS, I looked like this, even after I returned from three days gone from school.
What is "sallow"?
An incorrect answer to this might earn you an example of the correct answer.
What is "reproach"?
This describes the seniors but not yet the rest of the students.
What is "unencumbered"?
Your Honor, I swear I did not know I was not wearing any pants when that picture was taken.
What is "lurid"?
President John F. Kennedy famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
What is "maxim"?
Not a brawl but more than just a disagreement.
What is "kerfuffle"?
I can't even stand to look at your face.
Students are often befuddled to discover that "Bill" is a common shortening of "William."
What is "appellation"?
Oh, you got 400 points for answering this correctly?
I got 4000 points for my answer.
What is "grandstand"?
Although our semester vocabulary test will be harder than our quizzes, it does not qualify as an example of this word, which is best reserved for Tigges tests.
What is "behemoth"?
Those last two days of school after Memorial Day are going to feel like this.
What is "inexorable"?
When my freshmanitis flares up, I may lose my temper and demonstrate this word.
What is "excoriate"?
I was wrong to blame Jackson when, in fact, it was Riah who was disrupting the class.
What is "impute"?
This answer is all that remains of this column.
What is "vestige"?
In Romeo & Juliet, a character exclaims that his naked sword is out. In addition to being an example of double entendre, this line is also an example of this word.
What is "ribald"?
The point value for this prompt represents this word in a figurative sense.
What is "zenith"?
I could not figure out how to word this final prompt.
What is "quandary"?