What Goes Where?
The ___ walked through the store, sneakily scooping the merchandise into her bag.
kleptomaniac
Give two synonyms for gaunt
synonyms: skinny malnourished bony
What is a proprietor?
a business owner
What question might a person ask if they were meddling?
(answers vary)
Do jumping jacks while you spell the word that means a potbelly
P-A-U-N-C-H
After suffering from a long illness that stole his appetite, Justin's body was bony and ___.
gaunt
Give a synonym for seethe
boil, fume, flare, smolder, bristle
be mad, be livid
What word means: struck with a powerful feeling; inspired with love
smitten
What is something a kleptomaniac might take from a dentist office?
(answers vary)
Tell the definition of gaunt while you hop on one foot.
very thin
Since the ingredients are ___, every time I use this oil and vinegar salad dressing, I have to shake it to mix it.
incompatible
Would a proprietor be an employer or an employee?
employer
What word means: a very long, boring speech (usually meant to prevent a vote)?
filibuster
Name two ingredients that would be incompatible on a pizza.
(answers very)
Make a facial expression that shows you are seething.
very angry face
I thought my cat was developing quite a ___ , and when I found her litter of kittens, I understood why.
paunch
If I am leaving you alone, is the the same as, or opposite of meddling?
opposite
What word means: very changeable in affection, loyalty, etc
fickle
Name as many types of vermin as you can in 20 seconds.
roaches, ants, rats, mice, silverfish, pincher bugs, fleas, lice, maggots, raccoons, deer, squirrels, bed bugs, etc.
WITHOUT NAMING IT, Describe an animal that you are smitten with and see if your classmates can figure it out.
(various)
"Get out of my kitchen, filthy ___," my mother hissed as she sprayed the can of Raid all over the floors and ceiling.
vermin
What type of animal might be considered synonymous of astute? Why?
various answers.
What word means: Clever; intelligent; cunning
astute
What is something a fickle friend might do?
(various)
Give the class a filibuster on all the reasons we should or should not have homework.
(varies)