Students, please stop blathering and listen to me! Class has begun!
What does blathering mean?
talking
100
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. Its scent can be detected for days.
What does aroma mean?
scent; smell; odor
100
That isn't real. It's fake!
What does fake mean?
not real
100
The flowers on dandelions are edible or able to be eaten.
What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
100
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our graded papers!
What does absent-minded mean?
careless; forgetful; distracted
200
Peter talks to everyone, including people he barely knows, because he is an affable person.
What does affable mean?
friendly; personable; likeable
200
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
What does abhor mean?
hate; strong dislike
200
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles.
What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
200
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating contaminated fish can be very dangerous to your health.
What does tainted mean?
harmful; contaminated
200
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room.
What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
300
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around abruptly, and walked out of the room!
What does abruptly mean?
suddenly; quickly
300
Planted in late fall, growth of the bulbs is stimulated, or encouraged.
What does stimulated mean?
encouraged; spurred into action
300
If you water them regularly, you will have an adundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow.
What does abundant mean?
many; large amount or quantity
300
The trailer for the new movie seemed indefinite, as if it would go on forever.
What does indefinite mean?
neverending
300
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats.
What is an egret?
a type of bird
400
The tiger's bellow could be heard in villages far away.
What does bellow mean?
roar; sound a tiger makes
400
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned.
What does archaic mean?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
400
*Daily Double* If you get it right, double the points for this question!
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out.
What does repress mean?
to hold in; to hold back
400
The amount of money we collected for our charity surpassed, or exceeded, what he had expected.
What does surpassed mean?
exceeded; went above or beyond
400
JFK was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his charm, enthusiasm, and magnetic personality.
What does charismatic mean?
charming; influential
500
The snake wriggled through the grass while it was hunting.
What does wriggled mean?
slithered; moved
500
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent, or horrible, to most people.
What does abhorrent mean?
horrible
500
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning.
What does conducive mean?
to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about
500
The start time for classes is immutable, so they are unable to change.
What does immutable mean?
being unable to change
500
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team.
What does boisterous mean?