Category: Vocabulary

Inferences

acquitted

juggernaut

parsimonious

genial

fallacy

Related Words

B

A

E

C

B

Deep>

bawdy

cheap

phony

thrilled

dislike

Crossword Puzzle

Across
2. noxious
4. fallacy
5. comp>7. bask
10. frugal
11. juggernaut
15. indiscreet
16. verbose
17. mundane
Down
1. Charlatan
3. inert
6. circumvent
7. barrister
8. liege
9. culinary
12. myriad
13. nocturnal
14. novice

Subject Promp>

As long as all images and data that could be traced back to an individual are reasonably inoffensive, it isn’t unwise for that person to post whatever they want; self-expression on the internet is such a big part of our culture that it might be more suspicious to an employer if they couldn’t find anything online about a prospective job candidate.

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.

Writing

TH: Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series is sometimes more real to me than my actual life, because it is more exciting.

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.

English Practice

D

C

E

B

C

C

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.

Words in Context

naive, charlatan, enraptured, bask, mundane, amicable, hoax, fickle

novice, nocturnal, juggernaut, marital, genial, levity, obstreperous

Imp>

A

E

E

B

E

Words in Context

galvanize, hue, hyperbole, expedient, incisive, implacable

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

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.

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.