Misc. 1
Draw or demonstrate a peculiar gait.
What would you do to reinforce a fraying shoelace?
Wrap it with tape
Which of the following would not be an innate characteristic of a spider?
a) ability to weave webs
b) ability to scurry from danger
c) ability to enter diapause (suspended development) during cold
d) ability to sit on command
d
Where is the stern of a ship located?
a) the front
b) the right side
c) the left side
d) the back
d
Which of the following does not fit with the rest?
a) anguish
b) woe
c) glee
d) sorrow
c
By __________ a steak, or putting it under sudden, intense heat, a cook creates a caramelized crust that seals in the juices.
searing
What would you use to fuse an apple, ten blueberries, and a banana?
Blender
Name something that is invaluable to a firefighter.
Hose, helmet, fire dog
What is something you have a knack for?
Admiring tranquility
Solve the analogy:
Watchdog:house :: ________:castle
sentinel
Name an animal that would/could be treacherous to a great white shark.
Orca, human
Whereas the other college essay prompts asked things like "What is your greatest interest?", this particular school gave the prompt: "Find X," which ___________ Linda.
baffled
I see, dear headmaster, that a small number of members on the board disagree that the school day should start half an hour later. Perhaps this giant gummy bear could make it a ___________ vote.
unanimous
Truffle mushrooms have such a potent flavor that even a ________ amount can totally transform a dish.
In 1999 a team of Lockheed Martin engineers building a Mars orbiter for NASA used the English system of measurement, while the rest of the team used the metric system.
This inconsistency prevented the spacecraft's navigation coordinates from being transferred from a spacecraft team in Denver to a lab in California. The orbiter was then lost in space, and NASA was out $125 million... what an expensive ________!
blunder
What is something that you predict will be outmoded within the next 10-20 years? Explain.
Gas-powered vehicles, as we find superior alternatives
diminishes
By the time Martin saw the 85 foot wave looming over the shore, he knew that any attempt to escape would be ________. And so, he sat back and enjoyed his last cocktail on the beach.
futile
Although a ________ had been laid upon the castle, the inhabitants hardly worried, for they had enough food and drink to outlast the enemies stationed outside for nearly three months.
siege
As I sat and watched the halcyon lake shimmer under the gentle sun, I absorbed my surroundings as I felt totally _________.
placid
Solve the analogy:
Gobble:eat :: sprint:________
wend
Even with both arms severed and multiple cuts across her body, Sallie the Steadfast Pirate refused to give up, shouting at her adversary, "Is that all ye got!? It's goin' ter take much more to _________ me!"
vanquish
Coming from the mysterious other side of town, the new student Timothee came off as somewhat idiosyncratic to his classmates. For example, Timothee _________ (complete the sentence).
drank his milk with two straws... one through each nostril.
As we watched the principal insist to our geography teacher that Madagascar was a fictional island, we quietly understood that even those in power can _____.
err
Use relinquish in a sentence.
After her pet caterpillar had bloomed into a butterfly, Yang, with a bittersweet goodbye, relinquished it in her backyard.