This Week's Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Science
Government
In the News
100
Of course he told them! I knew he would be _________ from the start!
traitorous
100
Well you're just as sweet as pie
simile
100
What scientific concept does this picture show?
The water cycle
100
What do you call the U.S. branch of government that makes our laws?
Congress
100
Who is this a picture of?
Democratic Nominee for President, Joe Biden
200
Be gentle reaching for the dog, she can be a little ________ around new people.
skittish
200
I've got a million things to do today!
Hyperbole
200
What are the five senses?
Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch
200
What do you call this founding document?
The U.S. Constitution
200
Syria
300
The sign says that we are not _______ to enter without a badge.
authorized
300
Mickey Mouse makes milkshakes with Mae the Moose
alliteration
300
What type of weather is shown here?
Hurricane
300
What is the name for our form of government (how the government works)?
Constitutional Democracy or Democracy
300
What does CDC stand for?
Center for Disease Control
400
Before doing electrical work by herself, she had to spend time as an ________ under a master.
apprentice
400
Her smile is the sun
metaphor
400
What scientific concept does this show?
the food chain
400
What do you call the elected leader of a state, such as New York's Andrew Cuomo?
Governor
400
What Muslim holiday was celebrated by millions of people on May 24, 2020?
Eid al-Fitr
500
As I look out over the city as night, the ______ of the buildings and streets takes my breath away.
illumination
500
It's not rocket science!
idiom
500
What is the force the pulls objects toward the planet's center?
Gravity
500
How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?
18
500
What company is about to send the first manned rocket into space since 2011?
SpaceX