After only a few days at CHS, Ms. Youngblooh has already TAKEN OVER Ms. Lemoine's classroom.
What is usurp?
100
The 300 sandwiches I made for my party turned out to be ___________ after 2 people (my mom and dad) showed up.
What is superfluous?
100
The slide for this word included a picture of a man in a ghillie suit?
What is inconspicuous?
200
using big words in an attempt to sound smart
What is bombastic?
200
long-winded, many details, going on forever
What is succinct?
200
Open any pantry in the US and you are very likely to find a box of cereal.
What is ubiquitous?
200
I pulled a muscle in my leg this morning and the drills we did at practice only ______________ the pain.
What is exacerbated?
200
This word has all of the same letters as "sausage."
What is assuage?
300
grouchy, uncooperative
What is cantankerous?
300
to please, to make happy
What is vex?
300
He signature consisted of swirls, loops, a big squiggly line, and a giant star at the end. He loved drawing attention to himself.
What is ostentatious?
300
The transformation from _________ dump to elegant mansion took many months and tons of hardworking renovators.
What is squalid?
300
The adjective form of the vocabulary word that means danger.
What is perilous? (Do not accept peril.)
400
a feeling or instinct
What is intuition?
400
in style, very fashionable
What is a faux pas?
400
Hitchhiking around the U.S. wasn't so bad until I climbed into a freight truck one day and the driver insisted on showing me magic tricks. It made me think I should settle down and get a permanent residence.
What is vagabond?
400
She didn't risk any confusion by breaking up with him through a text. Instead, she met with him face-to-face and _________ described the reasons they could no longer be together.
What is explicitly?
400
This is a word that Ms. Lemoine does not love and in the past she has substituted it with a different word. Hint: It is not easy to spell!
What is acquiesce?
500
ill-tempered, eager to argue
What is truculent?
500
peaceful, pacifist
What is belligerent?
500
the letter Y
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
November
What is penultimate?
500
The tabloids have been covered with breaking stories about athletes and their personal problems proving further that famous people screw up and are certainly not _____________.
What is infallible?
500
These are two words that are similar in meaning and relate to a low-key response to a situation. One signifies a lack of response, while the other focuses more on a relaxed reaction.