DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that matches the definition provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
a person who switches to an opposing side or party
thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the part of speech for each vocabulary word provided. (10 points)
*If there is more than one part of speech, select multiple options.
*If a secondary part of speech is not listed below (ex. participial), it does not need to be included.
attribute
convey
exotic
haggard
juncture
menial
parry
tawdry
turncoat
wallow
juncture
haggard
convey
tawdry
menial
turncoat
wallow
attribute
exotic
turncoat
tawdry
haggard
menial
exotic
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
*Look to see if the word requires a suffix to be added (example: -ed, -s, -es, -ing).
I admire the author's ability to _____ a great deal of meaning in very few words.
The costume closet is filled with _____ outfits that are fun for make-believe but are much too flashy for regular use.
I would love to be a travel writer so I could visit and write about all the _____ places.
The commission's report _____ the rise in crime to reduced street patrols.
My former best friend became a _____ ; he decided to agree with my sworn enemy and support his side of the argument.
Hungry lions often lurk near the _____ , waiting to attack unsuspecting animals as they roll around, enjoying their mudbath.
The families gathered at the entrance to the mine, their faces _____ with worry, waiting for news of the lost miners.
This year there were seven fatalities at the _____ of these two highways; it is time we did something to make this intersection safer.
_____ labor is often equated with physical labor, yet many types of unpleasant tasks can be found in offices and other white-collar workplaces.
With a quick _____ , the pirate avoided the admiral's sowrd and turned the duel between them to his advantage.