Parts of Speech
Fill in the Blanks
Picture Perfect
Words from the Past
Opposites Attract
100
Fabricate, a word that means to manufacture or to make up, is this part of speech
What is a verb?
100
Jack was such a ___________ that he could not even afford a pack of gum.
What is a pauper?
100
What is cherubic?
100
This word from Unit 1 is a synonym for this Unit's word "rift"
What is breach?
100
This word's opposite is to be defeated
What is surmount?
200
What is the part of speech for the word tritely in this sentence: The story was tritely written and was very predictable.
What is an adverb?
200
My sister and I had (a/an) ______________ about whose turn it was to clean up after the dog.
What is an altercation?
200
What is a rift?
200
This word from Unit 1 can mean long-lasting or it can refer to a type of plant.
What is perennial?
200
This word is an antonym for the similar-sounding "condemn"
What is condone?
300
This word can function as two different parts of speech. As a noun it refers to a person who supports an idea; as an adjective it can mean sticky.
What is adherent?
300
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg disagreed with so many rulings that she became known for saying, "I ___________."
What is dissent?
300
What is a marauder?
300
This word from Unit 2 is the opposite of unprofitable
What is lucrative?
300
An opposite of pleased and calm.
What is irate?
400
This noun refers to a person who steals something of little value.
What is a pilferer?
400
We will have to _________ our meeting because I must leave early.
What is abridge?
400
What is terminate or termination?
400
This verb from Unit 2 means to build up strength by adding something
What is fortify?
400
This word is an opposite of the word "expand"
What is abridge?
500
The word gluttony is a noun meaning overindulgence. This word is another noun that shares the same root word and refers to a person who overindulges.
What is a glutton?
500
The freshman tried to ______________ the authority of the principal, but no one would listen to her.
What is usurp?
500
What is exorcise or exorcism?
500
These two words, one form Unit 1 and the other from Unit 2, can both be defined with words like irregular and inconsistent
What are spasmodic and erratic?
500
The opposite of a term saying that something has a dissimilar appearance
What is semblance?