to cause excitement: I was _________ when I found out I made an A on my test!
What is thrilled?
100
The mother was more ____________________ when disciplining her children than the father. Her children listen to her much better than they do to him.
someone who is very serious or strict
What is stern?
100
Frankly, I was _________________ when the delivery service promised that my order would arrive before December 24th. I did not believe the special present would be here on time for Christmas.
someone who has doubts or is not sure about something
What is skeptical?
100
The ballet dancer was a butterfly as she danced across the stage.
What is a metaphor?
100
A. dose
B. dos
C. does
D. doess
What is C. does
200
to cause to do something by reasoning, urging or convincing
I know Kevin doesn't want to go to the doctor, but his mother must ____________ him or he will end up in the hospital.
What is persuade?
200
The new movie about World War II that is coming out next month sounds ___________________, especially when you only catch a small part of the first scene.
something that gets another person interested
What is intrigue?
200
If find it ____________________ that the washing machine has mud smeared all over it.
something that is exactly the opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
What is ironic?
200
She sat like a knot on a log not doing any of her work.
What is idiom?
200
A. whent
B. went
C. weant
D. wenht
What is B. went
300
no longer in use or out of date
My first car phone was what is referred to as a “bag phone”. Today that car phone is ________________________ next to a Droid or iPhone.
What is obsolete?
300
The ______________ mouse grabbed the cheese off the mousetrap and headed back to his hole. He could not be caught.
someone of something that is clever in a deceitful or cunning way
What is sly?
300
Jimmy ran down the hall like a cheetah chasing its prey.
What is a simile?
300
I drove to the store ___________ I was out of gas.
A. beacause
B. cause
C. because
D. beceuse
What is C. because
400
someone who is pondering or someone that shows care or sympathy for others
That was a very _____________________ gesture bringing the homeless boy some new clothes.
What is thoughtful?
400
Our vacation was in a _______________ setting; rolling hills and tumbling waterfalls surrounded us.
someone or something that is calm and peaceful
What is tranquil?
400
No negative ___________________ was intended by the label ' short ' .
an idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
What is connotation?
400
Darius dug deep down in the dirt.
What is alliteration?
400
A. allways
B. allwas
C. always
D. all-ways
What is C. always
500
ability to overcome problems or to make do with what is available to create a solution
The firefighter had to use the only tools he had at his disposal, a bucket and a water hose. Everyone thought his actions were _______________.
What is resourceful?
500
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake took a ________________
toll on everyone in that small country. Devastation was everywhere.
What is catastrophic?
500
The word fisherman has the _______________ of 'A person who catches fish for a living or for sport.'
the dictionary definition
What is denotation?
500
the way an author chooses to write
What is author's craft?
500
Mary and Time _____________ going to the movies at 8 PM.
A. where
B. wear
C. ware
D. were