Definitions
deliberately causing or setting fires; an arsonist
What is incendiary
ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall
What is undulate
mumble, slur; tongue-tied
What is articulate
How many parts of speech are there in the English language...that we covered at the beginning of the year?
What are eight (8)
Edgar Allan Poe’s poem the Raven is often read around Halloween in lieu of its mood and tone.
How would one punctuate the title of Poe's the Raven?
What is use quotations
What is murky
unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
What is insatiable
lazy, lackadaisical
What is belabor
The varnish left a _______________________ residue on the wood that was hard to remove.
a) murky b) overt c) viscous d) tenable
What is c) viscous
The contract was full of meaningless _______________ that seemed designed to confuse the lay person.
a) viscous b) verbiage c) articulation d) murky e) myopic
What is b) verbiage
offensive, hateful; causing bitterness and resentment
What is invidious
What is myopic
calmness, tranquility; serenity
What is maelstrom
In the nine (9) rules for commas, when discussing the serial comma what is the comma before the conjunction called?
What is the Oxford comma
The slaughter of animals for their fur (has/have) caused controversy. Which auxiliary verb is correct?
What is "has"
not hidden, expressed, or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
What is overt
distracted, frantic
What is distraught
virtuous, honorable; benevolent
What is nefarious
In The Last Lecture, Randy lists his childhood dreams- list any two (2) of those dreams.
What are:
-being in zero gravity -Being Captain Kirk
-playing in the NFL -Winning stuffed animals
-authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia -being a Disney Imagineer
The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit. Where, if any, would comma(s) be placed in the above sentence?
Where is between the words "dark" and "blue"
immature in experience or judgment
What is verdant
feeble, tepid, incompetent
What is feckless
realistic; pragmatic
What is utopian
The government and the public failed to give ___________________ to the reports of an impending water shortage.
a) reconnaissance b) propriety c) substantiate
d) credence e) eulogy
What is d) credence
“The telephone enables communication across the country and even the world!” insisted Mary. List all the prepositions in the above sentence.
What is "across"