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100

A soldier or guard whose job is to stand watch

WHAT IS A "SENTINEL"?

100

Synonym = Saddness

WHAT IS LAMENT?

100
Pronounce the word correctly: inviolable

/inˈvīələbəl/


100

He was ______________________ (cynical, trifling) about politicians' promises on taxes. 

WHAT IS CYNICAL?

100

This word means 'a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.'

WHAT IS A BOUNTY?

200

The opposite meaning of the vocabulary word "TANGENT"

WHAT IS "STRAIGHT LINE, CLEAR, ON TASK, ETC.?" 

THESE OR SIMILAR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

200

Synonym = "Touchable"

Tangible

200

THE SHORE WAS WELL GUARDED BY THE NAVY MEMBERS AND THE ___________ KEPT WATCH ALL NIGHT.

WHAT IS "SENTINEL?"

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!!


TRUE OR FALSE: The word "Trifling" means dirty. 

BONUS: What is the definition for the word "Trifling"?

FALSE.

Definition = unimportant or trivial

200

Need some butter? You might want to use THIS process to make some. 

WHAT IS CHURNING?

300

An unacceptable way to write a paper. If you are found doing this, you will be suspended.

WHAT IS PLAGIARIZED?

300

Synonyms = cringe, shrink, pull back, crouch

WHAT IS COWER?

300

BARRY O. STOPPED SURFING SO THAT HE COULD MAKE A _________ RUSH BACK TO HIS LIMO TO ESCAPE PAPARAZZI CAMERAS FLASHING EVERYWHERE.

WHAT IS "COVERT?"

300

In the middle of her description of her dog's symptoms, she went off on a (bounty, tangent) about its cute behavior.

WHAT IS TANGENT?

300

Which word is defined as 'the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.'

WHAT IS ENMITY? 

400

Defined as favoring or introducing experimental ideas.

WHAT IS AVANT-GARDE?

400

Synonym = HATEFUL

WHAT IS LOATHSOME?

400

THE MATH PROBLEM HAD SEVERAL STEPS AND SOLVING FOR X WAS A ___________ TASK.

WHAT IS "KNOTTY?"

400

My dog has a habit of relieving himself on __________________ (inanimate, covert) objects like car tires and mailbox posts.

WHAT IS INANIMATE?

400

Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.


WHAT IS CYNICAL?

500

This term has the opposite meaning of the vocabulary word "PURGE"

WHAT IS "TO GROW, KEEP, EXPAND ETC.?"


SIMILAR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE HERE AS WELL.

500

SYNONYM = DISTINCTION

WHAT IS NUANCE?

500

Two definitions for the word THRESHOLD

1. Entering in a house or room.

2. A point that, when exceeded, produces a certain reaction or result

500

List a word with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "COVERT"

WHAT IS "UNDERCOVER, SECRET, HIDDEN ETC.?"

SIMILAR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE HERE AS WELL.

500

Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.

WHAT IS INVIOLABLE?