Vocabulary 1
______ means regards or greetings
what is respects
________ is something that is troubling or annoying
What is bothersome
________ is nothing more than, only
What is mere
_______ is the order in which the events happened in time
What is sequence
________ compare three or more people, places, or things (uses -est or most)
What is superlatives
________ means with the mind firmly fixed on something
what is intently
________ is great in amount or extent
What is considerable
_______ is firmly committed to an idea
What is staunch
This suffix means action or process
what is -age
Name some words that are irregular and are different words entirely
What are good, better, or best
________ is a villain or scoundrel
What is ruffian
_________ is to release previously unknown information
What is divulge
_________ means look for similarities
What is compare and contrast
This suffix means relating to
What is -an
What are some other words that are irregular and are different words entirely
What are bad, worse, and worst
________ is to release or yield
What is cede
_______ is a guess or feeling about what will happen
What is hunch
________ means look for differences
What is contrast
This suffix means state of, quality of, place, establishment
What is -ery
________ has a helping verb and a main verb
What is verb phrase
________ means just before it is too late
What is in the nick of time
_______ is an action or actions that are perceived as wrong and which causes anger
What is scandal
________ is combining details from the text with what you already know to conclude something that the author does not directly state in the text.
What is making inferences
_______ means compare two people, places, or things (uses -er or more)
What is comparatives
_______ tells how, when, and where
What are adverbs