What's the Word?
Persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected
a) contempt
b) shunned
c) contrived
b) shunned
Terrible anguish struck her heart, she felt a dreadful ache as if something was being torn inside her and she were dying.
a) as if something was
b) terrible
c) the a in anguish is a double a
d) dreadful ache; as if something was being torn inside her
d) dreadful ache; as if something was being torn inside her
Used at one time as a burial ground, it was _______________ by people even during the day-time for fear of ghosts.
shunned
3. The a in the word anguish is a:
a) long a
b) silent a
c) double a
d) short a
a) long a
Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree
a) large
b) immense
c) immune
b) immense
Deep, inward feelings; emotional
a) visceral
b) anguish
c) dilemma
a) visceral
Does the sentence below use the following definition of traits correctly?
Traits - Qualities or characteristics belonging to a person
In the East all such traits are exaggerated, a result perhaps rather of the statecraft than of the religions of Egypt and Persia.
YES!
It may also dismiss a case on grounds of _____________________ evidence.
insufficient
2. The letters “ie” in the word resilient make the following sound:
a) short a
b) long e
c) short e
d) long a
b) long e
The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration or worthless
a) contrived
b) shunned
c) contempt
c) contempt
not enough; not adequate
a) contempt
b) resilient
c) insufficient
c) insufficient
In his ___________________ for the rulers of Spain he forgot the Spanish people.
contempt
He did not look so ___________________ on this mighty stage.
immense
1. When spelling words like believe and sufficient, it is important to remember the rule: “ __ before __ except for __ or when sounded as A, as in neighbor and weigh. And weird is just weird.”
i ; e ; c
I before e except for c or when sounded as A, as in neighbor and weigh. And weird is just weird.
Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
a) resilient
b) immense
c) immunity
a) resilient
severe mental pain or suffering
a) anguish
b) dilemma
c) contrived
a) anguish
In verbs like repaint and rewrite, the prefix "re-" means to do the action
a) better
b) after
c) again
c) again
Matthew _________________ to raise hope in the minds of all.
contrived
Which word has a short /e/ sound?
3. bed
Qualities or characteristics belonging to a person
a) traits
b) archetypes
c) quintessential
a) traits
Created in a way that seems unnatural or artificial
a) contrived
b) comprised
c) contempt
a) contrived
What does the prefix "sub" in words like subheading, subtitles and sub-zero mean?
a) below
b) before
c) after
a) below
The fish are _________________, withstanding pollution and climate change.
resilient
Which word has a short a sound?
1. cap
Difficult situation or problem
a) anguish
b) dilemma
c) contemption
b) dilemma