When I ___ my dog, her head goes down and she whimpers at the indignity of being scolded.
reprimand
A synonym for "gloomy"
morose
An antonym for "cowardly"
brazen
Part(s) of speech of "exodus"
noun
This punctuation mark is the most common way to end a sentence
period
When the police rounded the corner blowing their whistles, the robber said to his ___ "Sorry, you're on your own" and took off into the night.
accomplice
A synonym for "babble"?
prattle
An antonym for "deadlock" (kind of)
catalyst
Part(s) of speech of "facilitate"
verb
This punctuation mark often (though not always) represents a brief pause
comma
The curtains in my room are so ___ that they keep out the morning light.
opaque
A synonym for "slavery"
servitude
An antonym for "emigrate"
exodus
Part(s) of speech of "morose"
adjective
This punctuation mark usually replaces letters
apostrophe
The debater found it easy to ____ the flimsy arguments offered by his opponent.
rebut
A synonym for "motionless"
stagnant
An antonym for "obstruct"
facilitate
Part(s) of speech of "reprimand"
noun/verb
This punctuation mark introduces lists
colon
Although our dog has been to obedience school twice now, she is ____ and totally beyond control.
incorrigible
A synonym for "random"
arbitrary
An antonym for "careful"
slapdash
Part(s) of speech of "arbitrary"
adjective
This punctuation mark can replace a period in any average sentence
semicolon