Month: November 2020

Subject Promp>

Thesis: Year-round schooling is beneficial because it allows for students to take regular, somewhat extended breaks, to prevent burnout. However, making the drastic switch from a calendar that includes a summer break to one that does not might result in a student population even more resentful of education.

Crossword Puzzle

Across
2. Chaos
5. toilsome
6. cliche
7. conscrip>10. negligence
11. p>12. retinue
13. op>16. collate
17. condone
18. enigma

Down
1. strident
3. genteel
4. dilettante
8. connoisseur
9. unfettered
14. cult
15. venal

Deep>

inconsiderate

harsh

adamant

blame

venal

Related Words

candid

conscript

augmented

cult

prate

Inferences

appease

ostensible

connoisseur

diffident

adamant

Critical Reading

C

D

C

E

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. the ruling characteristics of a p>B. send across
C. rule by the p>D. study of p>E. rule by one
F. send again

rule by skill.

rule by few.

architecture
archeology
anarchy
democrat
democracy
demagogue
transmit
admit
p>omit
mislead
mistreat
admission
technocrat
bureaucrat
aristocrat

someone against government.

Inference

bring snacks to study sessions.

its food was subpar.

take him to the vet.

Sentence Comp>

the overflowing trash can.

he pulled a rabbit out of his hat.

he woke up Friday morning.

whatever their leader asks them to.

take a class to deepen her knowledge of them.

resolved to bid more than anyone else at the auction.

an apple pie and an apple galette.

allowed them to see their loved ones.

a lack of sleep.

find the children before sundown.

they misbehave.

stop telling her about her social life.

the public was unimpressed by their paltry charity donation.

the missing painting.

submitting it for grading.

Words in Context

connoisseur, cult, officious,dilettante, nuances, credence

torpor, condone, enigma, jaunty

enthralled, fetid, genteel, venal, collate

English Practice

C

E

B

E

C

A

Writing

Alice Walker argues that large amounts of people willingly and regularly consume television media that belittles their intelligence, but I believe just as many consume television with the intention of elevating their intelligence.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. sail around
B. seeing back
C. turned inwards
D. see within
E. sp>F. turned outwards

sp>sp>sp>insp>vertigo – to transform into turning
advertise – turn toward merchandise
convert – to turn into something else
divert – to turn elsewhere

circumference – carrying around
circumsp>circumstance – what is around a p>introduction – lead in
introject – away from within

Inference

minor.

never figure out how to make her birthday a special day.

giving her a raise.

Sentence Comp>

there weren’t enough volunteers.

to get married.

the invaded country received protection from an ally.

throw a pinch of salt over her left shoulder whenever she spills some.

the airplane’s engine failure.

to look good in front of the food bank’s manager, who she thought was attractive.

miss their chance to catch an intruder.

tension.

ban his children from watching certain movies.

her mother’s friend.

change when we leave the eye of the hurricane.

a talk show host.

working so hard on every shift.

some of the most talented musicians in the world.

many employees lose their lives to heavy equipment.

Words in Context

extol, cliché, adamant, clement

disparity, clement, rancor, inexorable, opus

conscripted, imputed, unfettered, prated, retinue

Critical Reading

D

D