Nouns
Define "serenity."
What is "the absence of mental stress or anxiety"?
Define "acquiesce" which you might do if someone makes a demand.
What is "given in" or "given up"?
If you hate Jeopardy, you might find this game "tedious." Define "tedious."
What is "boring" or "filled with ennui"?
How do you turn "cloying" which means sickeningly sweet into an adverb?
What is add an "ly" so it can describe a verb as in "to sing "cloyingingly"
"Culpable" means " blameworthy" or "guilty." What part of speech are these words?
What are "adjectives"?
Define "guile."
What is "shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception"?
If you disparage someone's looks, you are mean. Define "disparage"
What is "to insult" or "to belittle"?
If you do not study to improve your vocabulary, you are being negligent in your studies. Define "negligent."
What is "uncaring" or "lacking in attention to"?
What is "add and 'ly' as in "the waves broke placidly along the shoreline"?
What part of speech is the word "maverick" which means a person of independent thought?
What is a NOUN? Duh!
What is a "sudden and complete disaster"?
If you do something wrong, a parent might chastise you and say, "don't do that again!" Define "chastise"
What is "to censure" or "correct behavior"?
When you think an opposing team has cheated, the class tends to get kind of raucous. Define "raucous."
What is "unpleasantly loud or harsh"?
Tell us what two parts of speech adverbs are used to describe.
Determine the part of speech for "wane" in this sentence: "His power began to wane when he lost the war."
"What is a verb"?
Define "parsimony"
What is "extreme stinginess"?
If you "defy" gravity, you are flying like the witch in Wicked. Define "defy."
"What is 'to resist' or 'confront with resistance'"?
If you are scared of getting the wrong answer, your voice may become tremulous. Define "tremulous."
What is "quivering with fear"?
Name the part of speech for these three words: "skillfully" "shrewdly" or "carefully."
What are "adverbs?" (Because that's the name of this category)
Name the part of speech for this word: gourmand (someone who likes food)
What is a noun?
Define "umbrage."
What is "a feeling of anger caused by a perceived offense"?
If you are thirsty, you might drink from your hydro flask to "satiate" your thirst. "Sksksksksk." Define "satiate."
What is "to satisfy" or "to fill to satisfaction"?
If you are heinous, no one will want to sit with you at lunch. Define "heinous."
What is "extremely wicked" or "evil" or "criminal"?
Many adverbs are formed by adding the same two letters. Name those letters.
"What are "L" and "Y"?
Armies have been known to pillage villages, stealing everything they can carry away. Name the part of speech for "pillage."
What is "a verb"?