Vocabulary
What is the word that means "self-government, political control"?
autonomy
What is the word that means "inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined"?
squeamish
What is the underlined element?
Typing hastily and angrily, Marta started her term paper from the beginning because the old computer crashed once again.
participial phrase
What type of sentence is this?
Hannah decided not to attend the dinner, the one scheduled for immediately after her game, and ate at home alone, wishing she had something better to eat than canned tuna.
simple
What is the root meaning fire?
pyr-, pyro-
What is the word that means "to rise above or beyond, exceed"?
transcend
What is the word that means "abrupt, blunt, with no formalities"?
What is the underlined element?
Typing hastily and angrily, Marta started her term paper from the beginning because the old computer crashed once again.
dependent clause
What type of sentence is this?
Frantic, we couldn't find his favorite red tie, the one in the deep maroon, nor were we able to iron the shirt in time for the interview.
compound
What is the root meaning opposite, against?
anti-
What is the word that means "to punish severely; to criticize severely"?
castigate
What is the word that means "decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence"?
decadence
What is the underlined element?
Before bed, the boys decided to play one last game without asking for permission first.
prepositional phrase
What type of sentence is this?
Nobody could have predicted this result because the odds were heavily against it, but surprisingly the third grader won the spelling bee and continued on to the county competition in the next town.
compound-complex
What is the root meaning human?
anthrop-
What is the word that means "impartial; calm, free from emotion"?
dispasionate
What is the word that means "to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely"?
blazon
What is the underlined element?
Before bed, the boys decided to play one last game without asking for permission first.
infinitive phrase
What type of sentence is this?
Having graduated last June, the student still felt jaded about school and postponed applying for college until the next cycle would roll around.
complex
What is the root meaning feeling OR disease?
path-
What is the word that means "a position requiring little or no work; an easy job"?
sinecure
What is the word that means "one who moves where they are not wanted or has no right to be; an intruder"?
interloper
What is the underlined element?
Hannah decided not to attend the dinner, the one scheduled for immediately after her game, and ate at home alone, wishing she had something better to eat than canned tuna.
appositive phrase
What type of sentence is this?
Adah warned her brother not to dive into the murky waters as he peered in, searching for the best spot for the launch.
complex
What is the root meaning wise/wisdom?
soph-