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Hamper
to hinder, obstruct
Nullify
to counter or make unimportant
Shameful, very bad
reprehensible
Absolution
forgiveness
How long is the Mackinac Bridge?
5 miles
Storage area for airplanes
hangar
Billowing
swelling, fluttering, waving
Labyrnthine
complicated, highly convoluted
Blatant
Obvious
Daily Double! Must answer both. How many peninsulas make up Micihigan? AND tell the story as to why.
Two - Upper (UP) and Lower (Mitten)
Land dispute with Ohio resulted in the "Toledo War." Michigan "lost" and the consolation prize for the war was the UP. Needed the extra population to become a state.
verb form of plagiarism. "Don't ______ by copying someone's work."
plagiarize
adverb form of tangible. "The teacher talked to the students in a way that they could understand the math _______. He gave the kids an example they could get their hands on."
tangibly
blasphemous
establish firmly in a position
What is the meaning of the Indian words michi-guma, from which Michigan is derived?
Big Water, or Great Lake
Adjective form of bigot. "Nazis were ______ people."
bigoted
Noun form of enhance. "The car got an _______ which allowed it to go faster."
enhancement
Noun form of abrogate. "When my credit card got cancelled, I got a notice of ______ from Netflix."
abrogation
Tawdry
of little value, gaudy
Lake Erie is named after an Indian word meaning ____?
Cat
Kindle, renown
to start a fire, famous
Replete, plaintiff
full of, petitioner in court of law
Enigma, tardy, harbinger
mystery, late, bringer of warning
Obdurate, Laceration, repreive
stubborn, a cut, a postponement of sentenc
What is the Michigan State Motto? (English is fine)
A. si quaeris peninsulam anoenam, circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.)