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Headlines
Insults
Define
Use in a Sentence
Compliment a Friend
100
Based on this headline, paraphrase the article: http://www.trunews.com/article/foreigners-to-inspect-scrutinize-us-elections
People from outside of the US will be here to carefully inspect the US election.
100
Insult someone for being pugnacious
Answers will vary, but need to show that they are too willing to fight.
100
Enhance
To intensify, improve
100
Brawn
Muscular strength
100
Charitable
Generous, kind
200
Based on this headline, paraphrase what you expect this article will be about: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/politics/rick-scott-donald-trump-obama-orlando-shooting/
There is nothing evil/wrong about what Trump said about Obama
200
Develop an insult for someone who is overly dramatic
Answers will vary, but need to include the word histrionic.
200
Hiatus
A break or vacation
200
Charitable
Generous, kind
200
Enhance
To intensify, improve
300
Name at least one symptom of this malady: distended stomach
bloating http://symptomchecker.webmd.com/single-symptom?symptom=distended-stomach&symid=378
300
Insult someone for being querulous
Answers will vary, but need to show that the person is grumpy.
300
Obscure
Dark, unknown, hard to understand
300
Assail
To attack with words or force
300
Artisan
A person who is skillful with his/her hands
400
Re-create the headline from the June issue of New York Magazine. _____________ Rihanna Sent Her Fans Free Pizza for Waiting in the Rain”
“Benevolent Rihanna Sent Her Fans Free Pizza for Waiting in the Rain”
400
In a business magazine this title insults people who use specific phrases. Re-create the headline: “These 10 Phrases Are an Insult to Everyone's Intelligence. People always find new ways to say nothing. Here are some of the most __________.”
http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/these-10-phrases-are-an-insult-to-everyones-intelligence.html
400
Copious
Abundant, plentiful
400
Didactic
Intended to teach, morally instructive
400
Idyllic
Naturally, peaceful
500
Explain the reasoning for naming this company Sage? http://www.sagemath.org/
They provide wise advice based on their experience in the field.
500
The bully _____________(ed) the child for his inability to ride a bike.
Derided
500
Fecund
Fertile, productive
500
Extol
To publicly brag
500
Exasperate
To annoy thoroughly