Synonyms
wore a dowdy cloth coat
OPTIONS: attractive; frumpy; solid; commendable
frumpy
felt entirely satiated
OPTIONS: immoderate; deprived; possible; gratified
deprived
A _____ caregiver can ascertain that something is wrong with a young child, even when the child doesn’t complain.
OPTIONS: censurable; discursive; perceptive; gauche
perceptive
(v.) to make or become dry and withered
sear
(adj.) dependent on uncertain events or conditions
contingent
Name a behavior that would be censurable in English class.
Answers will vary, but may include:
* Insulting your friends (or foes)!
* Whining during Jeopardy!
And more...
regarded as censurable
OPTIONS: obvious; harmless; protrusive; blameworthy
blameworthy
specious line of reasoning
OPTIONS: maladroit; elegant; valid; rambling
valid
They _____ flyers with a photograph and information about the lost dog to every home in a two-mile radius of their neighborhood.
OPTIONS: seared; satiated; disseminated; corroborated
disseminated
(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
corroborate
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt
palpable
Name a source/sources Laura Hillenbrand would've consulted to corroborate Louie Zamperini's story. What part(s) of his story would this source corroborate?
Answers will vary, but may include:
* Louie's family members could corroborate what Louie was like as a child.
* Phil could corroborate the events that took place on the raft.
* Surviving POWs could corroborate the events that took place at Japanese POW camps.
accused of heresy
OPTIONS: unfamiliar language; oversimplified speech; unorthodox belief; orthodox principles
unorthodox belief
inculcate those attitudes
OPTIONS: root out; teach; steal; broadcast
root out
Most newspaper reporters will not submit a story to their editors for publication if the story’s major points cannot be _____ by more than one source.
OPTIONS: corroborated; inculcated; foisted; seared
corroborated
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
discursive
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
specious
The dropping of the atomic bombs completely seared the cities of ____________ and ____________.
The temperature at ground level reached 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit in less than a second.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
her florid skin
OPTIONS: sallow; plain; striking; flushed
flushed
abstemious habits
OPTIONS: sober; reprehensible; orthodox; indulgent
indulgent
Beginning when she was a small child, Paula’s parents worked constantly to _____ a deep love and respect for nature in her.
OPTIONS: sear; satiate; inculcate; corroborate
inculcate
(n.) an inhabitant, resident
denizen
(adj.) extremely harmful
pernicious
Name a belief that would be considered heresy in Japanese culture during World War II.
* It is more honorable to be captured than to be killed.
* No race is superior or inferior to another.
on that abstemious diet
OPTIONS: temperate; indulgent; discreditable; fat-free
temperate
one of the oldest denizens
OPTIONS: residents; opinions; strangers; projections
strangers
While reviewing for the exam, José read over the notes he had taken during the entire semester and used a red pencil to underline the _____ points of each topic.
OPTIONS: palpable; discursive; specious; salient
salient
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
gauche
(v.) to pass off as worthy or genuine
foist
How did Allied forces attempt to disseminate warnings regarding impending bombings to the denizens of 35 Japanese cities? Why did this attempt largely fail?
B-29s dropped leaflets warning the civilians about impending bombing.
However, the Japanese ordered the civilians to turn the leaflets in to the authorities and arrested anyone who kept them in their possession.