BLUE
What vocabulary word means involved with others in wrongdoing?
complicity
What do the root words ARCHE & ARCHAEO mean?
primitive, ancient, or origin
The root word LINGU means what?
language
We were running feverishly quickly from our car to our house trying to unload the car before the storm hit. What vocabulary word are we demonstrating?
frenzied
The prefixes -an and -ian mean ________________to.
related
Which prefixes mean "performing or being?"
-ant and -ent
How are the words hospitable and inhospitable related? BONUS of +100 for each word if you correctly define the word.
They are antonyms. Hospitable means welcoming and friendly while inhospitable means the opposite.
What vocabulary word means about the same as retract or recant?
abjure
Which prefix means state or quality of?
ism
If a person continues trying to learn to swim even though that person is scared of water, would that person be acting gamely: yes or no? Explain your answer for a +100 point bonus.
Yes, because gamely means acting in a brave or spirited manner
The root word ambulatory means what?
able to walk or move about; not stationary
Which vocabulary word means to outline, describe, or portray something in a detailed fashion?
delineate
A bad-tempered and irritable person would be described as what vocabulary word?
choleric
AMI/AMIC
If someone cheats another through withholding money or through deceit, which vocabulary word would that person be demonstrating?
bilk
Define endemic.
a disease regularly occurring in an area or a native plant or animal restricted to a certain region
Are the words decry and castigate synonyms or antonyms? +100 Bonus for each word which you can define correctly.
Synonyms because decry means to publicly condemn or denounce while castigate means to severely reprimand.
Which vocabulary word means a course of action likely to result in an unfavorable outcome?
fraught
Define differentiate.
To draw out differences between two items
If a person is encouraging me in a cheerful, uplifting manner, which vocabulary word would that person be demonstrating?
hearten
The politician was very vague about his position on raising taxes. What vocabulary word is he demonstrating?
equivocate
To inspire, infuse, or permeate is to _______.
imbue
What vocabulary word would describe a person who can control his or her own affairs?
autonomous
I am reluctant to cross the narrow log going across the creek. What vocabulary word would describe me?
chary
This paper is written sloppily, and the author appears unmotivated. Which vocabulary word describes this type of effort?
lackadaisical