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SYNONYMS/ANTONYMS

100

What is a synonym for the word replied?

said, told, stated, answered

200

What is a synonym for the word good?

great, excellent, fantastic...

300

What is an antonym for the word brave?

scared, fearful, weak

400

What is a synonym for the word smart?

clever, intelligent

500

What is an antonym for the word kind?

evil, unkind, mean

Vocabulary

100

refute

Definition: To prove wrong by argument or evidence: show to be false or erroneous.

Contradict, disaffirm, negate, repudiate

200

What does voracious mean?

Excessively eager, insatiable.

Can't get enough.

"Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily."

300

What is hyperbole?

Language that describes something as better or worse than it really is.

Synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"

400

What is idiosyncrasy? Use it in a sentence.

 Personal quirks like only using French goodbyes, needing a specific light to sleep, or tapping your head while thinking, as well as unique habits such as cutting clothing tags or a particular way of eating.

500

What is someone afraid of if they have acrophobia?

heights

Random questions

100

Which reptile has no legs?

Snake

200

Write a sentence using a semi-colon (;) correctly.

Two complete sentences going the same place.

i.e. I am going to the store; I need milk. 

300

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter 

400

What does hapless mean?

Unhappy, unfortunate, forlorn, sad.

500

Is the following a complete sentence? If not, correct it. 

Walked around the block. 

No, missing the noun. 

He (she, I, etc.) walked around the block.

Prefixes / Suffixes

100

What does the prefix /pre/ mean?

before

200

What does the prefix /sub/ mean?

under

sub + merge = submerge

300

What does the prefix /dis/ mean?

not or opposite

400

What does the prefix /mis/ mean?

wrong or badly

500

What does the suffix /ed/ mean?

ed means that the action has already happened or past

Definitions

100

What is Alliteration?

the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or phrase

Examples: 

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
• Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
• Make a mountain out of a molehill.
• The slippery snake slithered. 

200

What does disingenuous mean?

Not truly honest or sincere; giving the false appearance of being honest or sincere.

EX: Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous. 

Deceptive, calculating

300

what is Personification?

inanimate objects take on human characteristics

400

what is a Simile? bonus 100 points: give me an example

comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”

500

 Daily Double

What are the four purposes of writing?

To persuade

to describe

to inform

to entertain