Author: Clive Rogers

Words in Context

artful, latent, inert, pernicious, myriad, circumvent

jocose, barrister, acquit, deprecated, frugal

adulation, culinary, bawdy, deprecate

Subject Promp>

The athletic programs should be the first to be cut, because most schools overfund their athletic programs from the get go, and there are many ways children can get quality exercise on even an extremely low budget.

Crossword Puzzle

Across
3. gadfly
6. exp>8. galvanize
10. humility
15. omniscient
16. cajole
17. ominous
18. sycop>
Down
1. Exult
2. Balk
4. Agrarian
5. Acrimony
7. incognito
9. ep>11. incarcerate
12. p>13. grimace
14. hyperbole

Deep>

rage

dour

harry

formidable

incisive

Related Words

D

E

C

B

Inferences

expound

altercation

formidable

hyperbole

inscrutable

Critical Reading

B

C

D

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. a p>B. sleep>C. one who is not named
D. a system of naming
E. something that will end
F. not ending

end

perform any official duties.

dormitory
dormant
finite
final
economics
economize
nomination

Inference

had experienced a severe crash.

his involvement in numerous pyramid schemes.

escort you out.

Sentence Comp>

studied his textbooks two hours per day.

he got off the rollercoaster.

of her role in the armed robbery.

assemble the dresser.

stopped the flood from causing any damage.

question our plan to go inside.

quickly called an ambulance.

it shows in my sales record.

restricted section of the library.

to listen to the opinions of anyone from other countries.

rush to their windows, popcorn in hand.

we’d never get into college if we didn’t do our homework.

invasion.

they needed to start the operation as soon as possible.

curse at the judge.

Words in Context

galvanize, hue, hyperbole, expedient, incisive, implacable

altercation, sanction, lexicon, audacity, pertinent, evince, incarcerate, ominous

Imp>

A

E

E

B

E

Writing

TH: The school administration’s creation of a dress code with uniforms is more indicative of the discomfort of adults than discomfort among the students, and because of this, it is likely to cause more problems in the student body than solutions.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. of the universe
B. the universe
C. believable
D. what one believes in
E. attributes that make a p>F. believability

small world.

a worldly citizen.

incredulous
credulity
credibility
credit
incredible

Inference

immediately migrate to whatever part of the room he was in.

denied his request for a raise.

he’d been injured.

Sentence Comp>

frighten the class into studying.

wasn’t pleased Thanksgiving dinner was ruined.

relaxed, even though they were waiting for dentist appointments.

did not respond to flattery.

following her friends around at parties.

trespassing on private beaches.

cleaning up their section of the highway.

losing his job.

farming.

took a part time job in a chocolate shop.

of its size.

country club.

a lab researcher.

he’d written throughout his career.

a live salmon.

Words in Context

arduous, affable, sycophants, grimace, grandiloquent, gadflies, humility, harangue

dolorous, avid, formiddable, gargantuan, agrarian, explicit, epistles