Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
When speaking in front of a big crowd, I get nervous and tend to _________ my words.
garble
100
Use the correct form of the word and tell it's POS.
The principal __________ that there would not be school the rest of the week because of the inclement weather. (proclaim)
proclaimed and verb
100
People with short tempers become _________ easier than others.
A. endeared
B. ecstatic
C. exasperated
D. compassionate
C
200
brief and to the point
terse
200
to say or to do again or repeatedly
reiterate
200
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
Many students enjoy when teachers _____________ and get off the topic that they should be teaching.
digress
200
Use the correct form of the word and tell it's POS.
Tristina's speech was so ________________ and well delivered that she won the oratorical contest. (coherence)
coherent and adjective
200
My grandmother's favorite ________ is "Don't judge a book by it's cover."
A. adage
B. pseudonym
C. epic
D. hyperbole
A
300
persuasive and powerful in speaking or writing
eloquent
300
to stray from the main subject when writing or speaking
digress
300
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
Teachers have to ____________ the directions to assignments so that all students understand what to do.
reiterate
300
Use the correct form of the word and tell it's POS.
The students analyzed the famous ___________ of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (orator)
orations and noun
300
Every year, the school band performed a _________ of holiday songs the day before Christmas break.
A. audition
B. medley
C. pantomime
D. palette
B
400
a) to announce publicly and officially
b) to make clear or plain
proclaim
400
the quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected
coherence
400
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
The shy student talked so softly that her words were barely ___________.
audible
400
Use the correct form of the word and tell it's POS.
Justin's persuasive talk about living in a house with no windows was given so ______________ that the whole class was convinced to never live in a glass house. (eloquent)
eloquently and adverb
400
Most mammals tend to ___________ their young.
A. aviate
B. nurture
C. habituate
D. cultivate
B
500
a skilled public speaker
orator
500
without preparation or rehearsal
impromptu
500
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
When my family found out the news of my sister getting a new job, we threw an _______________ party.
impromptu
500
Use the correct form of the word and tell it's POS.
Calvin Coolidge's _________ earned him the nickname "Silent Cal". (terse)
terseness and noun
500
Many plants will ________ toward the sun.
A. persevere
B. incline
C. tantalize
D. aspire