Fill-Ins
Definitions
Sentences
Synonyms
Antonyms
100
Some people believe in the Illuminati and aliens, however, many are skeptics. Scientists ______________ these claims by refuting the belief that these things exist.
What is debunk?
100
a feeling of ill will arousing hostility
What is animosity?
100
Use the words: treachery and avarice/avaricious in a sentence.
treachery: an act of deliberate betrayal avarice: extreme greed of material wealth
100
vulgarity, disrespect, violate, defile
What is profane or profanity?
100
quiet, silence, harmony, tune
What is cacophony/cacophonous?
200
Michelle spoke with great _______________ ignorance to what had happened. He spoke with great indifference and callousness.
What is blithe?
200
to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
What is equivocate?
200
Use the words: naive and cynical in a sentence.
naive: lack of worldly experience cynical: believing the worst of human nature
200
unethical, dishonest
What is sordid?
200
*DAILY TRIPLE Do you want to build a snowman? Come on let's go and play. _______________________. Come out the door. It's like you've gone away! :]
ans: I never see you anymore
300
*DAILY DOUBLE The trip was so much more ___________ than originally planned-- it was tiring and difficult. *Use your body to spell out this word.
What is arduous?
300
*DAILY TRIPLE remarkably or impressively great in size or degree *stand on one foot, rub your belly and tap your head for 10 seconds before you give me the answer
What is prodigous?
300
Use the words: imperious and admonish write a sentence.
imperious: arrogant, haughty admonish: reprimand, scold, warn
300
trivial, unimportant
What is trifling?
300
a go-getter, doer, achiever
What is a sluggard?
400
Most moms are _______________ about the welfare and overall well-being of her children.
What is solicitous?
400
word 1: annoy persistently word 2: deadly or sinister, exceedingly harmful
What is beleaguer? What is baneful?
400
Use the words: tempestuous and rectify and write a sentence.
tempestuous: tumultuous, turbulent (emotion) rectify: correct, amend
400
word 1: dull, hackneyed word 2: loud, harsh, raucous
word 1: What is trite? word 2: What is strident?
400
nonconformist, unconventional, progressive, radical
What is orthodox?
500
A ______________ anti-war activist, my mother travels the world making speeches about the destruction cause by wars.
What is vociferous?
500
word 1: a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content word 2: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
What is platitude? What is pugnacious?
500
*DAILY DOUBLE Without speaking, use your body (charades) and express the word, acclaim.
acclaim: praise, cheer, applaud
500
word 1: embarrass, humiliate, shame word 2: adopt, support, embrace, accept
word 1: What is mortify? word 2: What is espousing?
500
obtuse, shallow, dense, thick
What is astute?