Part of speech
Definition
Synonyms
pictures
100
Waverly’s mother deftly rolled out dough to make dumplings for dinner that night.
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Adverb
100
planned a series of actions
a) relented
b) plotted
c) stock
b) plotted
100
adaptation
assimilation
100
deftly
200
When playing a game in a tournament, Waverly plotted her chess moves very carefully.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Verb
200
What is the meaning of "deftly"?
Appearing to be skillful
skillfully
200
planned
plotted
200
plotting
300
They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
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Noun
300
What is a "minority"?
group of people that differs in some way from the larger population
300
skillfully
deftly
300
minority
400
They are of European stock.
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Noun
400
What is the meaning of "descendants "? give examples
people who are the offspring of an ancestor
400
less than half
minority
400
assimilation
500
Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.
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Noun
500
groups of people inside a political party, club, government, etc., working against another group
factions
500
Progeny / Kin
descendant
500
naturalization
600
They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Noun
600
concessions are allowances that are made for the benefit of another person.
Give three clear examples to clarify the meaning
Answers will vary.
When you are negotiating and you give in to something that the other side wants, this is an example of a concession.
If the government gives tax credits to special interest groups, the tax credits are an example of a concession.
If a high school gives the sports booster club the right to sell snacks at a football game, this is an example of a concession.
600
Privileges / Allowances
concessions
600
relented