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Sounds Like...
For Better or Worse
Stems and leaves
Fill in the _____
Common KNOW
100
A Simpsons character, except he lived in the 9th century B.C.
Who is Homer
100
Is a coincidence better or worse than a scheme?
What is better
100
The Latin word simul means...
What is together
100
It was not easy to __________ into American culture, but the children of Italian immigrants have flourished in the US.
What is assimilate
100
Designed and lived in by Thomas Jefferson
What is Monticello
200
Sounds like concern, but means to detect, recognize, or understand
What is discern
200
Which is better: a concise speech, or a condescending one?
What is concise
200
From the Latin word prior (former,) define the word priority.
What is ranking by importance or urgency
200
The ______________ is a poem about the founding of Rome
What is the Aeneid
200
You go here to see any book in print!
What is the Library of Congress
300
Sounds like a curly type of penmanship you learned in elementary school, but means rambling.
What is discursive
300
Would you want someone who is competent or incompetent operating on you?
What is competent!
300
Rambling, from the Latin word discursus meaning "a running about."
What is discursive
300
In Mother Caroline, Dr. Tucker is at the top of the ______________.
What is hierarchy
300
The third president of the US
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
A computer screen, except it's spelled differently and means to check or test.
What is monitor
400
Which would you rather hear...a mellifluous melody, or a mediocre one?
What is mellifluous
400
From the Latin revivere (to live again,) what word indicates a rebirth, or renewal?
What is revive
400
The Library of ______________ is the national library of the US in ____________________.
What is Congress, Washington, DC.
400
Greek poet who lived in the 9th century B.C. who composed The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer
500
Sounds like Nicolette's last name, except it was designed according to Roman architecture
What is Monticello
500
Is it better to have eternal or concise suffering?
What is concise
500
From the Latin rhetorice (the art of an orator,) the art of using language effectively and persuasively.
What is rhetoric
500
______________ wrote the Aeneid
Who is Virgil
500
King of the West Saxons from 871-899
Who is Alfred the Great