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SURPRISE!
100
Which word means "to go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage"?
What is EMBARK
100
Which word means "to bring before a court to face charges"?
What is ARRAIGN
100
If I fear small spaces, then I am ________.
What is CLAUSTROPHOBIC
100
Which word means, "to make easier"?
What is FACILITATE
100
When writing, which paragraph do you put your thesis in?
What is INTRODUCTION
200
I _______ed bread and other bits of food from the kitchen before dinner was ready.
What is PILFER?
200
If someone is acting BIZARRE, that means: A) acting sad B) acting peculiar
What is B) acting peculiar
200
After being away on vacation for over a week, I opened the mailbox to find a _______ of mail.
What is DELUGE
200
Define the word, CRUCIAL.
What is "extremely important; vital in resolving something".
200
Is your thesis the FIRST or LAST sentence of the paragraph?
What is LAST
300
To RANKLE someone is to... A) irritate/anger them B) make them laugh
What is A) irritate/anger them
300
The police will _______ the suspects separately in order to compare their stories.
What is INTERROGATE
300
Which word means, "conditional; depending on something else"?
What is CONTINGENT
300
To wrestle or struggle with in close combat is to.....
What is GRAPPLE
300
In which paragraph do you wrap your paper up and recap what you were writing about?
What is CONCLUSION
400
If I am "deliberately refusing to obey orders that are being given by my commander", that is known as...
What is MUTINY
400
After making the winning basket in the championship game, Ted was _____ed in school for the rest of the year.
What is LIONIZE
400
Her students DUBBED her "the best teacher ever". That means...
What is "give a nickname, title, or description to".
400
Which of the following is AUDIBLE? A) my wonderful voice B) the sound of the bell
What is BOTH!
400
Your BODY paragraphs contain what?
What is DETAILS
500
Because of our _______ preparations, the science fair was enjoyable and a success.
What is CONSCIENTIOUS
500
Define the word ASSIMILATE.
What is "to absorb into a population".
500
The fellow teachers I work with are my _______.
What is COLLEAGUE
500
The mustard stain on his sweater suggested to Lily that John was not as _______ about his clothes as he was about his car, which was spotless.
What is FASTIDIOUS.
500
The novel, A Christmas Carol, takes place during what time period in history?
What is the VICTORIAN ERA