Vocab race
HAPPY
ecstatic/elated
Volunteering was a really ___________ experience
rewarding
Put "just" into the sentence and explain what it means in that case.
She's returned from London.
She's just returned from London. (recently)
Rewrite the sentence using the form given, keeping the same meaning.
I don't drink coffee at night because I don't want to be too buzzed.
(avoid)
I don't drink coffee at night to avoid being buzzed.
Use the correct idiom:
Oh, you're going to vote for Joe Blow? I thought you hated him! You've really _________________.
changed your tune
varied, diverse
eclectic
I'd like to try scuba diving, but since there's no water in my country it's not really _______________.
accessible
Put "just" into the sentence and explain what it means in that case.
I love it! It's what I've been looking for.
I love it! It's just what I've been looking for.
(exactly)
Rewrite the sentence using the form given, keeping the same meaning.
I wake up early because I want to exercise. (so as)
I wake up early so as to exercise.
How did Bob Marley die?
cancer
a change, an alteration
modification
He always felt like an ______________ in that school; nobody talked to him.
outsider
Put "just" into the sentence and explain what it means in that case.
If you did your homework, you would do better on the tests.
If you just did your homework, you would do better on the tests. (simply)
Rewrite the sentence using the form given, keeping the same meaning.
I like to go in the hot tub to relax.
I like to go in the hot tub for relaxation.
relieving pain
helping with learning disabilities
helping with speech difficulties
combatting memory loss
relieving stress
ingrained
embedded
For some reason I'm just feeling really __________ today; I'm so happy and cheerful!
upbeat
Put "just" into the sentence and explain what it means in that case.
You can't eat carbohydrates. You will gain weight.
You can't just eat carbohydrates. You will gain weight.
or
You can't eat just carbohydrates. You will gain weight.
(only)
Rewrite the sentence using the form given, keeping the same meaning.
I learned to sing because I wanted to join a choir (so that)
I learned to sing so that I could join a choir.
use an idiom.
I don't mean to ___________________, but I'm a pretty amazing dancer.
blow my own horn/too my own horn
born, created
engendered
I'm more of an easygoing, social person, but my husband tends to be more _______________ and quiet, analyzing everything that happens to him.
introspective
A: Why do you like that shirt? It's ugly.
B: I do. I think it's cool.
A: Why do you like that shirt? It's ugly.
B: I just do. I think it's cool.
(for no particular reason)
Rewrite the sentence using the form given, keeping the same meaning.
I don't wear shoes in the house because I don't want the floor to get dirty.
(so as)
I don't wear shoes in the house so as not to make the floor dirty.
the rural south, oppression, poverty