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I "b"alk at the suggestion that students do not know their vocabulary words!
"C"an't you see that waiting until the night before the final to study will not work!
"P"lease save me the moaning and groaning on Friday!
Potpourri #1
Potpourri #2
100
to polish a surface by friction; to make smooth and bright
What is burnish
100
mapmaking
What is cartography?
100
a person who makes predictions based on current information and data
What is a prognosticator?
100
in harmony, in sympathetic relationship
What is attuned?
100
differ, deviate, branch off or turn aside, as from a path
What is diverge?
200
joyous, merry, excessively carefree
What is blithe?
200
confuse, frustrate, mix up or make worse
What is confound?
200
model of excellence, perfect example
What is a paragon?
200
a beginner or novice
What is a neophyte?
200
discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency
What is jettison?
300
friendliness, open and simple good heartedness
What is bonhomie?
300
great or excessive desire
What is cupidity?
300
discussion, negotiation especially between enemies (noun); to have such a discussion (verb)
What is parley?
300
witty storyteller
What is a raconteur?
300
flexible or agile
What is lissome?
400
far too showy or dramatic that is appropriate, pretentious
What is bombastic?
400
an illusion; a foolish fancy
What is a chimera?
400
something that foreshadows a future event
What is portent?
400
toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship, etc.
What is inure?
400
to stir up; to instigate
What is foment?
500
suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life
What is bucolic?
500
disgustingly or distastefully sweet
What is cloying?
500
mix of incongruous parts, artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically
What is pastiche?
500
audacity or recklessness
What is temerity?
500
refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible (adj), a person who refuses to compromise, as in politics
What is intransigent?