See the word -> Match it to the definition.
Finding the sentence that uses the word correctly
See the definition -> Match it to the WORD
Match the picture to the correct word
Double Score Credit:
Vocab from the Whole Year
Vocab from the Whole Year
100
Collaborators are:
a) People who work together on a project
b) People who cooperate with the enemy
c) French people who helped the Nazis during WWII
d) All of the above
SURVEY SAYS:
D) All of the Above
Mr. Gansa and Ms. Cappadona are effective collaborators.
100
CHATTER
a) The chatter tasted ok but needed more clams and salt.
b) Do you want American Cheese or chatter or your burger?
c) In the early days of the web, chatter rooms were popular.
d) The teacher ordered three students in the back row, "Stop your chatter!"
SURVEY SAYS:
d) The teacher ordered three students in the back row, "Stop your chatter!"
100
(verb/adj): To pull out, to remove.
a) chatter
b) humiliate
c) bellow
d) extract
Survey says:
d) extract
The dentist extracted the stubborn tooth with pliers.
100
a) marionettes
b) silhouettes
c) omlettes
d) faucets
Survey says
b) silhouettes
100
Which sentence uses the word "horizon" correctly?
a) The horizon appears flat from far away, but is curved like the earth itself.
b) A flat line that is vertical goes straight up and a flat line that is horizon goes from side to side.
c) The boat will horizon to shore in the morning.
d) "Horizon us home, quick," said the passenger.
A) The horizon appears flat from far away, but is curved like the earth itself.
200
(noun) a mix of health, wealth, and well-being
a) porous
b) perpetual
c) pomeranian
d) prosperity
Is prosperity having money, health, a positive attitude, or all of these?
D) PROSPERITY
200
SHUDDER
a) The surgery scene in the movie made Macy shudder.
b) When you leave, please close the shudders and lock up the apartment.
c) You milk a cow by squeezing its shudder.
d) I know the door is kind of shut, but I want it shudder than that.
Survey Says:
a) The surgery scene in the movie made Macy shudder.
200
(noun): An opening, cut, or wound, usually made during surgery.
a) incision
b) concussion
c) culmination
d) segregation
a) incision
200
a) map
b) drapery
c) tapestry
d) sanctuary
Survey says:
Survey says
c) tapestry: A large piece of cloth with a picture woven into it, using colored threads.
Paco stared in awe at the bright tapestries on the walls of the palace.
200
Choose the correct definition for:
Cowering / Cower
a) Shrinking back in fear.
b) Shrinking like a melting ice cube.
c) Accidentally shrinking clothes in the laundry.
d) An old type of bed that looks like a bird's nest.
SURVEY SAYS:
Cowering is shrinking back in fear.
300
Absurd
a) the watery liquid in yogurt
b) silly, senseless, ridiculous
c) selfish, self-centered, conceited
d) mean, brutal, cruel
Except for answer b, the other choices are absurd.
B) silly, senseless, ridiculous
300
Detonator
a) My mom is a detonator at our local bank.
b) The bomber used his cell phone as a detonator.
c) The general was an effective detonator for peace.
d) Music students might go onstage with their violins detonator.
Survey says
b) The bomber used his cell phone as a detonator.
Detonator: a device used to activate explosives.
300
(noun): liveliness, energy, or intense like for something.
a) chatter
b) curry
c) gusto
d) inferno
B) GUSTO
Hers was a minor part in the drama, but she played it with gusto.
300
a) polluter
b) intruder
c) looter
d) recruiter
Survery says d) RECRUITER
Recruiter (noun): A person who tries to attract new workers to an organization or new volunteers to serve in the military.
The volleyball recruiter at Connecticut College came to see Amani play in the high school championship games.
300
Somber
(Adj) Serious, sad, solemn
400
Fray
a) a fight, battle, or center of conflict
b) a laser beam
c) cargo
d) ammunition
Jan stayed outside the fray of arguments and politics.
a) a fight, battle, or center of conflict
400
Forsaken
a) After we had forsaken the mountain, we ran to higher, dryer ground.
b) After we had forsaken all our belongings, we ran to higher, dryer ground.
c) After we had forsaken all words, we talked about lunch.
d) After we had forsaken all sweets, we ate cotton candy.
Survey says:
b) After we had forsaken all our belongings, we ran to higher, dryer ground.
Forsaken (verb/adj): abandoned or rejected
400
(adj): certain to happen and cannot be avoided.
a) indecent
b) unreadable
c) nonviolent
d) inevitable
Survey says:
D) INEVITABLE
You cannot stop an ocean wave from breaking on the shore - it is inevitable.
400
a) mural
d) aloe
c) rendez-vous
d) inferno
Survey says:
d) INFERNO
Inferno: A huge fire or a place that is like hell.
His wise grandmother recalled that long ago, a General who survived many infernos in battle had said it best: "War is hell."
400
PERIL
a) The dog was peril and merry with her bone
b) Peril is my favorite Dominican dish.
c) At her own peril, Hanna used her dolphin speed to rescue the boy stuck near the hot, smoky lava.
d) After my fever came peril, I still felt listless for a few days.
Survey says:
C) At her own peril, Hanna used her dolphin speed to rescue the boy stuck near the hot, smoky lava.
500
silhouette
a) the bright fiery ring around the sun
b) a window sill
c) a type of camera
d) shadowy form that you see when a light shines behind someone or something
My silhouette makes me look like a vampire.
D) The shadowy form that you see when a light shines behind someone or something.
500
Exultant
a) Hitler's defeat was terrible and left him feeling exultant.
b) The most exultant door lets out onto the street.
c) She felt exultant as she skillfully sang the last note of her performance at the concert.
d) The soldier was exultant by hanging for being a traitor.
Survey says:
c) She felt exultant as she skillfully sang the last note of her performance at the concert.
Exultant (adj): Joyous and proud
500
(adj): Away from coastal seas, toward the middle of the country.
a) inland
b) land-ho
c) landless
d) landing strip
SURVEY SAYS
A) INLAND
500
a) dubious
b) meadow
c) debris
d) needy
Survey says:
c) debris
Debris (noun): Bits and pieces of items or buildings after a disaster.
Deep in the debris, Lola spotted a face covered in dust, silently mouthing the word, "Help."
500
Scurried (to scurry)
(Verb) Scurry means to move in a rush, especially when afraid.
"Crabs are the best at scurrying."