Vocabulary
A narrow minded person, prejudiced person
bigot
Fill in the blank:
We couldn't tell if the snake was a King or not, so we were ___________to touch it. (HINT: reluctant)
loath
I visited the (capital/capitol/Capitol) last weekend on the varsity club trip.
capitol (no C)
The top address in a letter is called what?
What is Sammy's middle name?
Robert
One who presents cultural series, organizer
impresario
Fill in the blank:
The skating coach felt ______________ as she watched her so called prodigy fall three times during competition. (HINT: not effective)
ineffectual
capital
Dear Senator:
This is an example of a _____________.
Greeting
a 1990 Oldsmobile 88 ( will accept Oldsmobile)
a valuable thing to have
asset
Fill in the blank:
The music sensation seemed to come out of the arena with an ______________, but he had to get away from the fans before they flooded his personal space. (HINT: group )
entourage
Proper nouns should always have a (capital/capitol/Capitol) letter.
capital
In a formal letter, the greeting ALWAYS has what punctuation mark after it?
Colon (not semi-colon)
What kind of boat does Mr. Chiochios have? (Looking for brand name of biggest boat.)
Starcraft
Define: extortion
getting money by threats
Fill in the blank:
His __________ attitude on the court turned the scouts away before the first half was over. (HINT: poor)
virulent
Please use the (carat/caret/karat) symbol when editing your friends paper.
caret
Sincerely,
Cheers,
Until We Meet Again,
These are examples of what?
salutations
How many years did Mr. Chiochios spend on his bachelors degree?
6
Define: adverse
unfavorable, harmful
Fill in the blank:
The new student found her class to be fairly ____________, especially when one of the other girls invited her over to eat dinner at her house later on in the week. (HINT: friendly)
amicable
Explain the differences among the following:
carat, caret, karat, carrot
carat measures jewels
caret is a symbol used to "insert"
karat measures gold
carrot is a veggie!
In any formal letter, the last paragraph should always accomplish what?
Accept any of the below:
1. end the letter naturally
2. Thank your audience for their time and consideration
3. Request a follow-up
4. Include contact information where they CAN follow-up with you
How far did Mr. Chiochios throw the shot put as a senior? (Max throw)
40 ft, 2 inches (second place in Ewen's conference meet)
"will accept correct footage.