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Complete the Sentence
Synonyms
Marita's Bargain
Antonyms
Mixed Bag
100
In Call of Duty, I had to go on a ___________________ mission before we could shoot the place down!
What is reconnaissance?
100

to seize, take over

arrogate 

100

Who wrote Marita's Bargain? 

Malcolm Gladwell 

100
irrelevant, extraneous
What is germane?
100

KIPP schools believe the achievement gap is made during... 

summer break

200
Eleanor, who was usually so boisterous and energetic, was strangely _____________________ at the news of her dog dying.
What is taciturn?
200
stale, insipid, trite
What is banal?
200

What is KIPP school's main philosophy to education?

more school = better for students / learning 

200
indefensible, unjustifiable
What is tenable?
200
If you want to live into your 90s, you should _______________ cigarettes, alcohol, and fatty foods.
What is eschew?
300
I know exercising isn't much fun, but it will only get worse if you __________________ by talking about how horrible it is.
What is temporize?
300
nit-picking; caviling
What is carping?
300

What does Gladwell argue is the biggest contributor to the achievement gap? 

summer vacation

300
stinginess, miserliness
What is largesse?
300
My aunt Bertha was a breathtaking beauty who was always kind and generous; I hope to _____________ her as I grow older.
What is emulate?
400
Regina's ____________________ remarks in the Burn Book made all the girls in "Pretty Little Liars" hate each other.
What is invidious?
400
connected, unified, cohesive
What is coherent?
400

What time does Marita wake up for school? What time does she leave? 

5:45 AM -5 PM

400
disprove, invalidate, refute
What is substantiate?
400
The Congress is in deadlock mostly because both parties are ____________________ when it comes to their "beliefs."
What is intransigent?
500
The ___________________ pirates plundered the village, leaving no stone unturned in their quest for gold.
What is acquisitive?
500
relevant, appropriate, fitting
What is germane?
500

What is Kipp school's approach to teaching math?

slower, relaxed pace = higher retention 

500
yielding, halfhearted
What is intransigent?
500

Explain how early philosophers of education tied schooling to agriculture 

answers may vary