Amazing Adjectives
Verbaceous
Nothing But Nouns
Random!
100
If you start early, you should have ___ time to complete the 10 page essay before the deadline.
ample
100
I ___ that you have plenty of time to do your homework, you're just choosing to do something else.
assert
100
After I die, I want, "She chose her life, and lived it well" as my ___ on my gravestone.
epitaph
100
DOUBLE POINTS!
This word can be both a noun AND a verb!

It means "crafty dealings, underhanded plotting."
OR
"to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity."

What word is it?
intrigue
200
Call me soft-hearted, but I just don't think it is ___ to ask animals to suffer and die so we can enjoy ice cream and cheese pizzas.
ethical
200
When I mixed the ketchup and mayonnaise together for my french fries, my husband looked at me with such ___ that I thought he might divorce me.
Disdain
200
We thought it must have been the wind that rattled the window, but when I got up to check, there was a ghostly ___ right outside!
Apparition
200
TRY AGAIN!

How many brothers and sisters does Mrs. Brittnye have? Write the answer in word form.

Two
300
I tried to understand her, but she was so far away that her words were ___.
Inaudible
300
After the first time he got in trouble, my dog would ___ with guilt any time we raised our voices.
cower
300
State troopers do no have ___ in Federal cases, so you have no right to arrest this witness!
jurisdiction
300
RANDOM!

What is Mrs. Brittnye's Dad's name?
John
400
It is entirely ___ that she could have tied herself to the tree, but given the strength of the knots and the tightness of the rope, it seems unlikely.
plausible
400
SURPRISE ADJECTIVE!

We were all surprised when Donald Drumf entered the presidential race, but we were completely ___ when we won the presidency.
aghast
400
Please include the rules for the game as an ___ to the newsletter. 
Addendum
400
STOP!

Draw a tiny ghost. Best ghost wins. Mrs. Brittnye chooses. You have until the timer strikes 10.


Ask Mrs. Brittnye to show you Sarah's tiny ghost.
500
I enjoy Spaghettios as much as the next person, but I just think it's a little too ___ of a dish to serve at a black tie dinner party.
plebeian
500
Before you add the milk and butter, you need to ___ the potatoes until they are nice and creamy.
pulverize
500
What word most closely means 

"nearness, closeness"
proximity
500
SNEAKY ADJECTIVE!

Which word most closely means:

"humorous; not meant seriously"
Facetious
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