Name the word
friendly, good-natured (Unit 6)
What is amiable?
Synonym for limit (Unit 3)
What is restrict?
The shop owner does not want people to (loiter, tarry) in front of her store. If loiter was used in the sentence, would the connotation be positive or negative?
What is negative?
What is a figure of speech or an informal expression that is not meant literally?
What is an idiom?
one living permanently in a given place (Unit 5)
What is an inhabitant?
Synonym for irritate (Unit 1)
What is irk?
Which word has the more positive connotation for the sentence below?
Ruby is a (determined, headstrong) child, and she prefers getting dressed on her own.
What is determined?
What is the meaning of the idiom "time is flying?"
What is a certain period passes quickly?
What is something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir? (Unit 4)
What is a keepsake?
Synonym for spooky (Unit 5)
What is eerie?
If we have the following words with similar denotations: pleased, proud, and smug, which word has the most negative connotation of the three?
What is smug?
What is the meaning of the idiom "put in his two cents' worth?"
What is to make a comment or give an opinion?
to look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in (Unit 3)
What is gloat?
Synonym for insignificant (Unit 4)
What is petty?
Choose the neutral word to complete the sentence: Some people (idolize, admire) the idea of physical beauty, but I think personality is more important.
What is admire?
What is an idiom that means "a feeling of hoarseness in the throat?"
What is "a frog in my throat?"
a large wave or to rise or swell like a wave (Unit 2)
What is billow?
Synonym for voracious (Unit 5)
What is ravenous?
What word in our vocabulary has a negative connotation, and would fit in the sentence below?
The criticism he made was ____, but nobody in class took offense. (Unit 4)
What is petty?
What idiom that means not very big in comparison would fit in the sentence below?
The amount of money she paid for that smartphone is _____ compared to what her fancy computer cost.
What is "small potatoes?"