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Vocabulary:
Surprise!
100
teacher, school, desk, intelligence...
What are nouns?
100
dec- (as in decimal)
What is root for "ten"?
100
before
What does the root "ante" (as in antique) mean?
100
Definition: non-biased
What does "objective" mean?
100
The narrator recounts her experiences with her brothers and father.
What is the plot of "Only Daughter"?
200
to dance, to sing, to laugh, is, am, were...
What are verbs?
200
mang- (as in magnify)
What is the root for "great, large"?
200
around
What root means "circum-" (as in circumnavigate)?
200
Definition: appeared
What does the word "manifested" mean?
200
"Son of a Nutcracker!" (Buddy the Elf).
What is an interjection?
300
he, she, it, they, our, theirs, him...
What are pronouns?
300
sci- (as in science)
What is the root for "to know"?
300
hand
What does the root "mani-/manu-" (as in manicure) mean?
300
Definition: shaky
What does the word "tremulous" mean?
300
Stopped by the police for walking alone in the evening. (Character and story.)
What happens to Leonard Mead in "The Pedestrian"?
400
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, while, if
What are conjunctions?
400
sequ-/secut- (as in consequence)
What is the root for "follow"?
400
law
What does the root "leg-" (as in legal) mean?
400
Definition: false statement
What does the word "pretense" mean?
400
This character reacts in fear when he sees a dinosaur and runs off the path. (Character and story.)
What does Eckels do in "The Sound of Thunder"? DAILY DOUBLE: What is the final "sound of thunder" Eckels hears? Explain.
500
of, to, from, around, through, across, into, underneath, at...
What are prepositions?
500
dyn-, dynam- & fort- (as in dynamite or fortress)
What are roots for "power, strength"?
500
speech, word, reason (two roots)
What do the roots "log-" and "dict-" (as in logic and dictionary) mean?
500
Definition: super small
What does "infinitesimally" mean?
500
"When you spend time waiting for the cable guy, you get bored. When you get bored, you start staring out windows. When you start staring out windows, you see things you shouldn't see. When you see things you shouldn't see, you need to vanish. When you need to vanish, you fake your own death. When you fake your own death, you dye your eyebrows. When you dye your eyebrows, you attend your own funeral as a guy named Phil Schiffley. Don't attend your own funeral as a guy named Phil Schiffley" (DirectTV).
What is an example of a False Cause/Effect Fallacy?