Vocab 1
She acted extremely _______ whenever the boy asked her if she wanted to go on a date.
Aloof
I did that homeless man a _______ favor. I did what no one else would have done for the man.
Venerable
Tactful
You wanted to see your girlfriend you didn’t see her because she lied to you.
Where does the semicolon go?
The primary question is this Should we give up or keep working diligently toward our goal?
Where should the colon go?
Between "this" and "Should"
Carl is tall his brother is short. As a result he decided to buy things to make himself taller inserts stilts and platform shoes.
Where do the commas go?
After "result, inserts, stilts, and"
The investigators were disheartened. Police inquiries failed to ________ any information for the crime.
Elicit
The police officer began to _______ him closely. He did not trust that the man was telling the truth.
Scrutinize
They decided to keep their relationship ___________ because the girl's parent did not approve of her dating an older man.
Surreptitious
I’m still angry with Sue I don’t want to see her!
Where does the semicolon go?
Between "Sue" and "I"
Sara studied hard for one purpose to succeed in her college courses.
Where does the colon go?
Between "purpose" and "to"
If we’re planning to go camping this weekend then we have a few things to cross off the list: a tent wool socks and kerosene fluid for the heaters.
Where do the commas go?
After "weekend, tent, socks"
The artistic venue considered the art piece to be _______. It was extremely pleasing to the eye.
Aesthetic
I became extremly _____ of the shifty man as he started to walk towards me. He seemed to be fishing for some weapon in his pocket!
Wary
He wanted to be a police officer when he grew up, so he began to ______ his father's actions since he was an officer of the law.
Emulate
Daniel plans to create a new exhibit for his movie I’ve heard that it’s going to be a huge knockout in the theaters.
Where does the semicolon go?
Between "that" and "it's"
The top three last season consisted of the following teams Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea.
Where does the colon go?
Between "teams" and "Man"
Alexander the Great was Macedonian not Greek.
Where does the comma go?
After "Macedonian"
On the basketball, he was the type of player that was ________; he would never back down.
Tenacious
The opening of the Armenian borders was a _______ change for the country. It would not help the problems developing on the horizon.
Superficial
The poison is not considered to be ____________ to just rats, it is also harmful to humans that ingest it.
Deleterious
I always prefer cheese on my burgers swiss is my favorite.
Where does the semicolon go?
Between "burgers" and "swiss"
Our children have traveled throughout the world; for example Australia, Brazil, Korea, and Russia
Where does the colon go?
Between "example" and "Australia"
Tara unlike Megan adores Chemistry because of its complexity.
Where does the comma go?
After "Tara and Megan"
The ______ old man had not stepped foot out of his house in almost 20 odd years.
Reclusive
He wanted to _____ the man in court for his crimes! He had all of the evidence he needed to incriminate the man.
Vindicate
She is considered a _________ because she can often tell the future without others knowing how she does it.
Clairvoyant
You can call me tomorrow you can tell me your your answer then.
Where does the semicolon go?Between "tomorrow" and "you"
To quote Charles Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives; not the most intelligent that survives. It is the species that is the most adaptable to change.”
Where does the colon go?
Between "Darwin" and "It"
Where do the commas go?
After "class" and "ill"