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What word means "careless and hasty?"
Slapdash.
What part of speech is "slapdash"?
I put together my essay in a slapdash manner.
Adjective (Describing Word)
It is wise to drink from a stagnant pond.
False
With these new blackout curtains, our windows are completely ____________.
With these new blackout curtains, our windows are completely opaque.
What word means "having a gloomy or sullen manner?"
Morose.
What part of speech is "catalyst?"
The harsh conditions of the American South served as a catalyst for The Great Migration.
Noun (Person, Place, or Thing)
Mr. Meiser would probably succumb to The Rock in an arm-wrestling competition.
True.
With such a _________ disregard for the rules, it's no wonder you got caught!
With such a brazen disregard for the rules, it's no wonder you got caught!
What word means "to destroy completely?"
Annihilate.
What part of speech is "facilitate"?
The medicine facilitated my healing process.
Verb (Action Word)
Sharecropping was not a system of servitude.
False.
No one has a perfect system for picking a college, but it should be completely random and ______________, either.
No one has a perfect system for picking a college, but it should be completely random and arbitrary, either.
What word means "a large-scale departure or flight"?
Exodus.
What part of speech is "stagnant?"
The mosquitos buzzed around the stagnant pond.
Adjective (Describing Word)
It would feel really great to have your boss reprimand you in front of your friends.
False.
After years of remaining ___________, the volcano eventually erupted.
After years of remaining latent, the volcano eventually erupted.
What word means "to give way to superior force?"
Succumb.
What part of speech is "rebut?"
He rebutted my argument with convincing facts and figures.
Verb (Action Word)
A fire drill should cause an exodus from the school.
True.
His parents tried for years to help him stop lying, but the ____________ child never changed his behavior.
His parents tried for years to help him stop lying, but the incorrigible child never changed his behavior.