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Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Confused Words
Sentence Structure
Figurative Language
100
Confiscate
What is to seize.
100
In most mystery novels, the __________ is solved by the end.
What is conundrum.
100
This word means the opposite of tight. Must be spelled correctly.
What is l-o-o-s-e.
100
I have a new computer makes me mad.
What is run-on.
100
We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no…
What is alliteration.
200
Corpulent
What is obese.
200
Some football players look __________ but are actually muscular.
What is corpulent.
200
This word means "loss of." Must be spelled correctly.
What is l-o-s-e.
200
People make their way across.
What is fragment.
200
The speech begins with “Five score years ago…”,
What is allusion (Gettysburg Address)
300
Continuum
What is a continuous whole.
300
Farmer Brown was overjoyed with his _________ crop of tomatoes.
What is copious.
300
Sarah could not stand to ______ the game, but her ______ hair was blocking her vision.
What is lose; loose.
300
Containing two or more independent clauses that are not separated by a colon or semicolon
What is run-on.
300
This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
What is metaphor.
400
Conundrum
What is a dilemma or problem.
400
Albert Einstein believed that space and time are not distinct dimensions, but a _________.
What is continuum.
400
Fix the incorrect word(s) and explain why. There is no need for there project to be late; there is simply an issue with their timing.
What is their project; it is possessive.
400
Groups of words that look like sentences, but aren't because they lack an independent clause.
What is fragmented sentence.
400
No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
What is simile.
500
Copious
What is abundant or plentiful.
500
The teacher decided to __________ the distracting cellphone.
What is confiscate.
500
Fix the incorrect word(s). Explain why. The issue remains whether or not its okay for the cat to have it's claws removed.
What is its-it's (it is); what is it's-its (possessive).
500
Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect how can it be fixed? The flowers are beautiful, they brighten the room
What is incorrect. (answers vary)
500
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
What is repetition.