Clues in Context
The excuse was so ridiculous that everyone laughed. What words means ridiculous or unreasonable?
What is absurd?
What is a person's regular job, career, or chosen profession called?
What is a vocation?
Which word names a group or set of three?
What is a triad?
A lion eats meat. Which vocabulary word describes animals that eat meat?
What is carnivorous?
Which word means a person's job or career: vocation or triad?
What is vocation?
A loud crash happened, but Maya stayed calm and untroubled. What word describes her?
What is inperturbable?
Which school official manages student payments and financial accounts?
What is the bursar?
A person who trusts a trick too easily may be described by which word?
What is gullible?
A three part musical group contains a ______.
What is a triad?
Which word best describes a calm person who does not get upset easily: imperturbable or gullible?
What is imperturbable?
Heavy rain may slow or block the hiker's progress. Which word means to hinder or get in the way?
What is impede?
What specialist tests hearing and helps people with hearing difficulties?
What is an audiologist?
Which words means to gather and arrange pages or information in a particular order?
What is collate?
A bee farm is another name for a ___________.
What is an apiary?
A new invention sparks a major change. Which word can mean something that starts or speeds up change?
What is catalyst?
The old blanket had torn edges and looked worn. Which word describes it?
What is ragged?
What is a place where bees are kept?
What is an apiary?
What word means to block or close a passage or opening?
What is occlude?
An audiologist works with hearing. A bursar works with school _______________
What are payments or money?
A crowd is described as friendly and eager to talk with one another. Which word fits: ragged or gregarious?
What is gregarious?
The manager praised her generous, forgiving response to a rival's mistake. What word means generous and forgiving towards others?
What is magnanimous?
What word describes someone who enjoys spending time with other people and is often outgoing?
What is gregarious?
Which word combines aero meaning "air" with phobia, meaning "fear" to name a fear of flying or air travel?
What is aerophobia?
If an obstacle impedes a plan, does it help the plan move forward or make progress harder?
What is it makes it harder?
A passage is blocked, making it difficult to move through. Which word means to block or close it: collate or occlude?
What is occlude?