Name that
Vocab Word
Begins with the letter "v"
Part of Speech, Please
She Sells Seashells by the Seashore
Connotation, Not Denotation!
100

What not to do when you use the bathroom during class. (Hint: to linger)

What is tarry?

100

possessing or acting with bravery or boldness

What is valiant?

100

A broken arm can be a major setback during swim season.

What is noun?

100

I love to watch the ocean waves advance and r_________.

What is recede?

100

jovial (positive, negative, or neutral?)

What is positive?

200

What you are after school if you didn't eat your lunch. (Hint: Word contains the name of the bird that said, "Nevermore.")

What is ravenous?

200

an idle wanderer; a vagrant

What is a vagabond?

200

At the end of the year, Dr. Tramontana has a scant supply of candy left.

What is adjective?

200

It's easier to i___________ your entire body in the ocean than to get used to the water slowly.

What is immerse?

200

smug (positive, negative, or neutral?)

What is negative?

300

What you do to your thirst by drinking water after gym class. (Hint: Silent "e' is a ninja.)

What is slake?

300

likely to undergo change; changeable 

What is variable?

300

The U.S. flag billowed over the baseball field.

What is verb?

300
We couldn't find our parents on the beach. All we saw was a m________ of blue beach umbrellas.

What is maze?

300

synopsis (positive, negative, or neutral?)

What is neutral?

400

What you do after a classmate performs amazingly at the talent show. (begins with "o")

What is give a standing "ovation"?

400

any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work

What is vocation?

400
Please don't misrepresent what happened at lunch; I was trying to help!

What is verb?

400

As the tide came in, the waves s_________ up the beach and knocked down our sandcastle.

What is surged?

400

atrocity (positive, negative, or neutral?)

What is negative?

500

rough and noisy in a cheerful way (think Grade 6 homeroom)

What is boisterous?

500

to go away from, leave empty

What is vacate?

500

Mr. Ashe's dad jokes made them laugh outright

What is adverb?

500

I took home one pristine shell as a __________ of my week at the beach. (two possible answers)

What is keepsake or memento?

500

resourceful (positive, negative, or neutral?)

What is positive?

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