Vocab 1
A scarcity or lack
Paucity
to combine
Amalgamate
To give life or motion to
Animate
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Knead
This will determine who goes first!
What in an antonym?
What is a synonym?
A word that means the opposite (antonym)
A word that means the same (synonym)
Jane was in a _____ mood after she finished reading the thought provoking novel
Pensive
The people of the village _____ Tessie after she won the lottery.
Beleaguered
The _____ woman could write with both her left and right hand.
ambidextrous
He was a _______ because he felt that men were better than women, so he refused to hire women.
chauvinist
the ______ went ______ when his entire coin collection was stolen!
Numismatist
Berserk
Synonym for happy, joyful, or proud
Elated
Antonym for dull
Hone
Synonym for late or tardy
Belated
Antonym for calm, complacent, level headed
Berserk
What should Finn be for Halloween?
All groups will answer in order of the buzz. Best answer wins!
By Ms.Z's opinion
Lackadaisical
Synonym for mockery, cartoon
Caricature
Antonym for bland, lackadaisical, not showy or flashy
Ostentatious
Synonym for fortress, skyscrapper
Edifice
In order to _____ clay you must ____ it.
Amalgamate
Knead
Fatalistic
Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate.
Dally
to waste time; to dawdle
Egalitarian
Promoting equal rights for all people.
Delude
What is one topic we have seen in Mango Street so far?
Identity, Family, Culture, Racism
(Some others may be accepted)