Pronunciation / Part of Speech
Part of speech: The wind spurred a CASCADE of autumn leaves from the trees.
noun
cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
crotchety
Esperanza leads a lifestyle full of WEALTH, with a big house and many servants.
affluence
What is the MAXIMUM amount of cookies that $5 can buy here?
Antonym of MAXIMUM: ____
minimum
John always seems to have a ________ smile on his face.
jovial
Part of speech: the sand CASCADED down from the hourglass
verb
quick and skillful in movement; agile; clever
nimble
He FLINCHED when the bee flew towards his face.
Synonym for FLINCHED:
cringe(d)
Antonym for AWKWARD: ___
nimble
The queen keeps a servant whose sole purpose is to __________ items for her from different places.
retrieve
Where's the stress?
impassable
im pas' sa ble
a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate
template
Beginning drawers might want to use a STENCIL or some other type of GUIDE.
Synonym for STENCIL & GUIDE:
template
Though it seems big, the sofa is actually quite MOVABLE.
Antonym of MOVABLE: __
immobile
My borrowing record with the library is in ______ because I have many overdue books.
arrears
Where's the stress?
perishable
pe' ri sha ble
the beginning or start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault
onset
I'm afraid I'm very LATE in my credit card payments
Synonym for LATE: ________
(in) arrears
The knot looked to be LOOSE.
Antonym of LOOSE: __
They agreed to ____________ the land into two countries.
Where's the stress?
innovation
in no va' tion
to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
partition
The Church used to harbor a rather HOSTILE attitude towards non-Christians.
Synonym for HOSTILE:
martial
Antonym of ENCOURAGING: _____
sinister
When they caught him, the police ________ the criminal.