NOUN
Filth; misery.
Squalor
Easily or plainly seen.
Conspicuous
To joke or say things lightheartedly.
Jest
____________ are used to indicate missing letters or for possessives.
Apostrophes
Greek gods lived in a cloud palace above the highest mountain in Greece. What is the name of the mountain?
Mount Olympus
A series of actions intended to accomplish a goal.
Campaign
Having little or no rainfall; very dry.
Arid
To act in agreement with a rule or another's wishes.
Comply
Type of sentence:
A ______________ sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.The dependent clauses can come before, after, or be embedded within the independent clause.
Complex Sentene
What mountain in Taiwan has the highest peak?
Yushan (玉山 or Jade Mountain), Taiwan’s tallest peak.
Skill at speaking or writing; the power to move people.
Eloquence
Joyful over a victory or success.
Triumphant
To make longer.
Extend
Type of sentence:
A ____________ sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction, such as "and", "but", "or", "for", "nor", "yet", or "so".
Compound Sentence
How many aboriginal tribes are currently recognized in Taiwan?
There are currently 16 officially recognized aboriginal tribes in Taiwan.
Laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter.
Mirth
Awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy.
Cumbersome
To make known or reveal for the first time.
Unveil
What part of speech:
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group.
Adverb
Name that person:
_________boarded the bus home and took a seat. At that time in Montgomery, seats at the front of buses were reserved for white passengers, and the seats at the back for black passengers.
Rosa Parks
The parts far from the center, as of a town.
Outskirts
Angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair.
Indignant
To treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences.
Persecute
Which punctuation mark:
expresses strong feelings or emphasis in written text.
Exclamation Mark
The world’s largest desert is_____________.
Antarctica