Synonyms
Fixed, unmoving
What is IMMOBILE?
My mom asked me to clean my room but I was so tired I only did the __________________.
What is MINIMUM?
The word that means "blocked so that nothing can go through;" or "not passable."
I-M-P-A-S-S-I-B-L-E
JOVIAL
What is "good-humored, in high spirits, merry" (think Santa Claus!)
Some teachers give their students graphic organizers as a (template, manacle) to help them organize their essays.
What is TEMPLATE?
Flinch, duck, shrink away from
What is CRINGE?
Jack be ________, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick!
What is NIMBLE?
A handcuff, or anything that chains or confines
M-A-N-A-C-L-E
Sinister
What is appearing evil or dangerous?
I was annoyed that I got all the way home before realizing I'd left my cell phone at work and would have to go back and (cringe, retrieve)
What is RETRIEVE?
The start, outset
What is ONSET?
The janitors built a ____________ to divide the girls' Beit Midrash into two classrooms.
What is PARTITION?
Like to spoil or decay
P-E-R-I-S-H-A-B-L-E
CROTCHETY
What is cranky, ill-tempered?
We watched the clear, sparkling water _________ down the mountainside.
What is CASCADE?
opulence, wealthiness
What is AFFLUENCE?
The new iPhone 2000 has a crazy new ___________: it can make a hologram!
What is INNOVATION?
Unpaid or overdue debts
What are A-R-R-E-A-R-S?
MARTIAL
What is "warlike, fond of fighting"?
All of a sudden, the fishing line went (sinister, taut) line, which meant we had caught a fish!
What is TAUT?