DEFINITIONS
not easily excited, even under pressure
What is imperturbable?
careless or neglectful
What is lax?
anything causing great suffering
What is affliction?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
synonym of 'composed, collected, unflustered" AND antonym of 'penetrable, absorbant'
What are imperturbable AND impermeable
(give yourself double points)
The church choir was very animated while performing in front of the congregation. As these ______________ (*Lesson 15) musicians belted out their ______________ , they _________________ their bodies in unison. Their enthusiasm was infectious to most of the people- with the exception of the grumpy, ____________ guy in the last pew.
What are *feisty, paeans, oscillated, imperturbable
to bow or show a similar gesture of respect
What is obeisance?
a concealed store of goods or valuables
What is cache?
to drive out or expel
What is oust?
adoration, reverence, and respect are synonyms of this word
What is obeisance?
**DAILY TRIPLE**
The survivalist built a seemingly ________________ (*Lesson 15) bunker in which to hide in the event that a/an ____________ of some kind was imposed on society. Inside the bunker, he had a _______________ of weapons, water, and food. He only hopes to not ________________ (*lesson 15) his supplies before disaster strikes.
What is *impervious, affliction, cache, *deplete
(give yourself triple points)
A beggar
What is a mendicant
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
What is daub?
to warn or caution
What is admonish
Synonym of 'eject' AND antonym of 'add'
What are oust AND delete
When the king rode by in his fancy, ______________ (*Lesson 15) carriage, the ______________, being poor and homeless, asked for a handout rather than offering ________________ in respect. The poor man was lucky he was only ________________ for his behavior and not completely _______________ from the kingdom.
What is *debonair, mendicant, obeisance, admonished, ousted
*Lesson 15
to take out or remove
What is delete?
to swing or move back and forth
What is oscillate?
a concise statement of a truth or a principle
What is aphorism?
Synonym of chastise, reprimand AND antonym of careful, attentive
What are admonish AND lax
The student wasn't sure when his paper was due based on his instructor's ______________ (*Lesson 15) remarks. As a result, he was in a hurry but then accidently _______________ his entire essay moments before it was due. The people around him could see that he was so distraught. His fear and anxiety were ________________, so they tried to ________________ (*Lesson 15) his concerns by consoling him and telling him that everything will be ok.
What is *equivocal, deleted, palpable, *mitigate
obvious, capable of being touched or felt
What is palpable?
passionate expression of praise, joyous song
What is paean?
not permitting passage through (especially of fluids)
What is impermeable?
antonym of obscure, unclear AND synonym of plague, menace
What are palpable AND affliction
The artist was not feeling very inspired. In fact, he was being very _____________ in his efforts, simply ______________ at his canvas without care or direction. However, when his mentor shared the famous ____________ "Rome wasn't built in a day," he became more motivated to finish his painting.
What is lax, daubing, aphorism