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Vocab
2
ASUNDER
Link: THUNDER The THUNDER
tore the young lovers ASUNDER.
advadv
Separated; split apartSeparated; split apart
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INCITEINCITE
Link: FIGHT
The pitcher’s bean ball INCITED the batter to FIGHT.
To cause; to arouse to action
To cause; to arouse to action
verb
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EVADEVADEE
Link BLADE She EVADES BLADES.
Also: evasionevasive
To elude; to avoid; to flee
To elude; to avoid; to flee
verb
Voc 2
EFFAEFFACECE
Link: ERASE EFFACEEFFACE a face a face by by ERASING it. it.
To erase; to rub away
To erase; to rub away
verb
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migratorymigratory
Link: MY STORY
MY STORY is is one of many one of many MIGRATORYMIGRATORY movements.movements.
adj adj
Also: migratemigration
Roving, wandering
Roving, wandering
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FORBEAFORBEARR
Link: Four
bears
PleasePlease FORBEAR feeding thefeeding the FOUR FOUR BEARS.BEARS.
verb verb
Forbearing adjForbearance nounForbore past tense
To refrain; to abstainTo refrain; to abstain
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By the way, you forbear yourself; you don’t forbear others…
By the way, you forbear yourself; you don’t forbear others…
PROCRASTINAPROCRASTINATETE
Link: GRASS HATE
Larry Larry HATED to cut to cut the the GRASS and and would would PROCRASTINATEPROCRASTINATE about it for weeks.about it for weeks.
verb verb
Also: procrastination
Put off for a later time (usually out of laziness); a.k.a. your whole life
Put off for a later time (usually out of laziness); a.k.a. your whole life
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TRENCHANTTRENCHANTadj
A TRENCHANT mouth of the famous TRENCH ANT.
Link: TRENCH
ANT
Not “a trenchant tool”! Not “a trenchant tool”!
Sarcastically sharp; caustic; cutting
Sarcastically sharp; caustic; cutting
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IMPEDEIMPEDE
Link:
SPEED
The job of The job of highway highway policemen is to policemen is to IMPEDE SPEEDING motorists.motorists.
verb verb
Also: impediment
To obstruct; to interfere; to delay
To obstruct; to interfere; to delay
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ROSTERROSTER
Link:
ROOSTER
A A ROOSTER on the on the
ROSTERROSTER..
noun noun
A list of namesA list of names
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impediment
Gusts Gusts impededimpeded me… me…The The impedimentimpediment of the gusts... of the gusts...
impedeverbverb
nounnoun
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forbearance
Please Please forbearforbear such comments… such comments…Have Have forbearanceforbearance of such comments... of such comments...
forbearverbverb
nounnoun
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forbearing
Please Please forbearforbear smoking… smoking…A A forbearingforbearing person does not smoke... person does not smoke...
forbearverbverb
adjadj
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forbore
Please Please forbearforbear smoking… smoking…Yesterday I Yesterday I forboreforbore smoking… smoking…
forbearverbverb
Verb (past)Verb (past)
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evasion
Will he Will he evadeevade Poseidon? Poseidon? EvasionEvasion of Poseidon? Impossible! of Poseidon? Impossible! He gaveHe gave evasive evasive answers.answers.
evadeverbverb
nounnoun
evasiveadjadj
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WHICH WORD?
List 2Voc 2
1.1.Cutting, caustic, having a
sharp point; as in sarcastic
Cutting, caustic, having a
sharp point; as in sarcastic
List 2List 2
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2.2.In separate parts;
apart from each otherIn separate parts;
apart from each other
List 2List 2
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3.3.
To obstruct or interfere with; to
delay
To obstruct or interfere with; to
delay
List 2List 2
Voc 2
4.4.To elude or avoid by
cunning; to flee from a pursuer
To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer
List 2List 2
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5.5.To refrain from; to
abstain; to be patient or tolerant
To refrain from; to abstain; to be patient
or tolerant
List 2List 2
Voc 2
6.6.A list of namesA list of names
List 2List 2
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7.7.
Roving, wandering,
nomadic
Roving, wandering,
nomadic
List 2List 2
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8.8.To put off until a
later timeTo put off until a
later time
List 2List 2
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9.9.
To arouse to actionTo arouse to action
List 2List 2
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10. 10. To rub awayTo rub away
List 2List 2
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Answers1Answers1
1. trenchant 2. asunder3. impede4. evade5. Forbear (not forebear)
1. trenchant 2. asunder3. impede4. evade5. Forbear (not forebear)
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Answers2Answers2
6. roster7. migratory8. procrastinate9. incite (not insight)
10. efface
6. roster7. migratory8. procrastinate9. incite (not insight)
10. efface
Voc 2
GRAMMAR THIS TEST
1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS3. Study COLONS
1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS3. Study COLONS
The birds took
migratory patterns as
they flew south.
SNOTT : Make writing fun again
The birds took migratory patterns spreading like airborne, southbound ants.
The birds took
migratory patterns as
they flew south.
SNOTT : Make writing fun again
Under amber skies, the birds laid black, migratory lines as they flew south.
The birds took
migratory patterns as
they flew south.
SNOTT : Make writing fun again
Migratory patterns of birds…YOU MAKE IT WONDERFUL!
I was asundered from my family
Misusage
I was incited to the kid who threw it at me.
Misusage
I am very forbear.
Misusage
There was an incite…
Misusage
My father told me to trenchant the grass…
Misusage
Be careful when you use a trenchant.
Misusage
Fill-inFill-in
Group:Group: 11
1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________
Fill-inFill-in
1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________
Fill-inFill-in
evasive
2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.
2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.
2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.
2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.
evaded
3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.
3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.
3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.
3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.
migrate
4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.
4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.
4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.
4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.
asunder
5. Roger’s _________ remarks at the meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew where the problems lay.
5. Roger’s _________ remarks at the meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew where the problems lay.
trenchant
6. Odysseus is not the most ______________ hero as he shouts his real name back at Polyphemus.
6. Odysseus is not the most ______________ hero as he shouts his real name back at Polyphemus.
forbearing
7. To ___________ your opinion on any controversial matter is generally the wisest …
7. To ___________ your opinion on any controversial matter is generally the wisest …
forbear
8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…
8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…
8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…
8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…
effaced
9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.
9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.
9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.
9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.
forbearance
10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.
10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.
10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.
10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.
impediment
11. The mob was _________ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks.
11. The mob was _________ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks.
incited
12. The football program has a _________ for both teams.
12. The football program has a _________ for both teams.roster
13. Never do today what you can ____________ for weeks…
13. Never do today what you can ____________ for weeks…
procrastinate
Fill-inFill-in
Group:Group: 22
1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________
Fill-inFill-in
1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________
Fill-inFill-in
evasive
2. Their cheerful attitude 2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder _________ us to try harder ourselves. ourselves.
Fill-inFill-in
2. Their cheerful attitude 2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder _________ us to try harder ourselves. ourselves.
Fill-inFill-in
incites
3. Try as he did, Mount 3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!
Fill-inFill-in
4. Try as he did, Mount 4. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!
Fill-inFill-in
3. Try as he did, Mount 3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!
Fill-inFill-in
efface
5. A poor vocabulary can 5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. __________ your income.
Fill-inFill-in
5. A poor vocabulary can 5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. __________ your income.
Fill-inFill-in
impede
7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.
Fill-inFill-in
7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.
Fill-inFill-in
trenchant
7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.
Fill-inFill-in
trenchant