Week 1
Define "shards"
Sharp, pointed pieces of glass, metal, rock, or other materials.
Define threshold
A threshold is a door or a gate.
Define the word preceded.
Something that preceded an event is something that happened before an event.
Define the word exotic
Something exotic is strikingly unusual.
Define the word forlorn.
to be forlorn is to be desolate, dreary, miserable, lonely, or sad.
Find one synonym and one antonym for the word scalding
Answers will vary – synonym related to extremely hot; antonym related to extreme coldness.
Find one synonym for the word indispensable.
essential, crucial, required.
True or False: when we speculate something we are looking for factual information about it.
False!
Find a synonym and an antonym for the word utmost.
answers may vary – synonym: very important; antonym: least, less.
True or False: something majestic is small and cute.
True or False: to exert is to not use your power.
False
True or False: an evil act is a heinous act.
True!
Use the word principal in a sentence.
Answers may vary – the principal as in head of school should not be valid.
Use the word domestic in a sentence.
Answers may vary.
Answers may vary – anything related to poetry or music.
Fill in the blanks: A __________ person has a lot of energy.
Dynamic
What does a sarcastic person do?
Make sharp comments, or jokes meant to insult.
Fill in the blanks: to ___________ means to advance in position, rank, or honor.
promote
What is an alcove?
An alcove is a small, recessed space.
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyming lines – the word pattern must be said in this definition.
Fill in the blanks: He was _____________ down the ski mountain.
plummeting
When does someone need consolation?
When they need comfort in times of loss or grief.
What should we NOT restrict students from doing at a school?
Answers may vary – anything related to rules and following them.
What is another word for suffocating or opressively close?
stifling
Fill in the blank: to ________ someone or something is to honor it.
commemorate.