Parts of Speech
ascribe
What is a verb?
to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into
What is appease?
The highest point; peak
What is apex?
The little girl's __________ glare made her older brother wish he had never stolen her Barbie doll.
What is baleful?
Yankee Doodle was told to _____ for stealing a pheasant's feather for his hat, so he gave the peacock grasshoppers to eat.
What is atone?
asinine
What is an adjective?
military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war
What is armament?
to attribute to a specific cause, source, or origin
What is ascribe?
After the angry man __________ed a man walking down the street, someone called the cops and he was brought to jail.
What is assail?
My ____________ sister lost her house key. She found it when she bit into a slice of cherry pie she made earlier in the day.
What is asinine?
augment
What is a verb?
silly; stupid
What is asinine?
to attack violently
What is assail?
In order to __________ his coach, the high jumper started doing stretches without being asked and volunteering to put away their supplies after practice.
What is appease?
At the __________ of the action, a huge man walked in front of me, blocking my view of the movie screen. Gree!
What is apex?
baleful
What is an adjective?
to make amends
What is atone?
a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away
What is attrition?
The teen wanted to ___________ his gaming experience during esports practice, so he purchased new VR glasses.
What is augment?
The high rate of __________ led to the closure of the yodeling club at the end of the last school year.
What is attrition?
attrition
noun
to make or become greater as in size, quantity, or strength
What is augment?
threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous
baleful
The volleyball player _____ed her selection to the national team to her dedicated high school and college coaches and the support of her family and friends.
Mounting the guns to the battleship and transferring the __________ was a challenging and time-consuming process.
What is armament?