Spelling
Parts of Speech
Changing
Word Forms
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(Word Only Given)
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(Definition Given)
100
Spell the word that means "stupid... empty-headed."
vapid
100
What part of speech are all of the following: dubious, spurious, querulous, repugnant?
adjectives
100
If you are gluttonous, you have _____.
gluttony
100
What does "spurious" mean?
fake; false
100
bad; evil; having bad or harmful intentions (begins with an "N")
nefarious
200
Spell the word that means "synonym of pedestrian; common; everyday; boring; middle-class."
blase (Include the accent mark.)
200
What part of speech are all of the following words: malevolence, gluttony, insidiousness?
nouns
200
If you are gluttonous, you are a _____.
glutton
200
What does "truculent" mean?
grumpy; angry; mean; ready to fight
200
grumpy; angry; mean; argumentative; ready to fight (List two... Answers will vary.)
truculent, irascible, querulous, cantankerous, bellicose, fractious
300
Spell the word that means "gaudy, showy, over-the-top."
ostentatious
300
What part of speech are words that end in "able"?
adjectives
300
If you are malevolent, you have _____.
malevolence
300
What does "blase" mean?
common; everyday; boring; middle-class
300
having womanlike qualities; lacking manliness
effeminate
400
Spell the word that means "grumpy, argumentative, ready to fight." (Mrs. Irey will pronounce which one, specifically.)
irascible
400
What part of speech is "pedestrian" (as it's used in this unit)?
adjective
400
If you make a deleterious statement, you have spoken _____.
deleteriously
400
What are aspersions?
slanderous or harmful statements; insults
400
shameful; showing little manners or dignity
ignominious
500
Spell the word that means "cowardly"
pusillanimous
500
What part of speech is "disparage"?
verb
500
If you are fractious, you have _____.
fractiousness
500
What does "insolent" mean?
disrespectful; not recognizing authority or rules
500
finding fault; critical (only verb in the unit)
disparage
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