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Misc.
100
abrupt in manner or speech; impatient; gruff
What is brusque?
100
/– to confirm or give support, to provide evidence to make more certain
What is corroborate?
100
of an unknown source or not identified by name
What is anonymous?
100
a relationship between words
What is a word analogy?
100
This is the first step in the scientific method
What is observe or an observation?
200
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive; short and to the point
What is concise?
200
to remove water from; to cause to lose bodily fluids
What is dehydrate?
200
to enclose or encircle; to include
What is encompass?
200
friendly, approachable, easy to talk to
What is affable?
200
This is the type of writing when the author tries to change your mind or influence you to do something.
What is persuade?
300
to try and equal; to imitate; to match or surpass
What is emulate?
300
cautious; very careful
What is gingerly?
300
commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced
What is prevalent
300
to stay in one’s mind continually and frequently; to visit frequently or often
What is haunt?
300
This is the last step in the scientific method.
What is report data or publish?
400
– to install in office with a formal ceremony; to begin officially
What is inaugurate?
400
The fossil remains belonging to _____ found in the Alps by some hikers about 20 years ago.
Who is the Ice Man?
400
to form an opinion without enough evidence
What is conjecture?
400
endless, seeming to be without end,
What is interminable?
400
The is the reason or purpose when an author give you the facts.
What is informative or inform?
500
the famous poet, writer, director, author read a poem at President Bill Clinton's inauguration
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
to give up or give in; to yield; to die
What is succumb?
500
a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
What is folk tale?
500
to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations; echo
What is reverberate?
500
This is the teacher for Reading 260. He also teaches English for Manufacturing and the Trades.
Who is Tony?