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.
a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
preying on, plundering, or piratical
the highest point
not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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.
acme
belittle
doctrine
excise
jaunty
predatory
ravage
stance
unassuming
waver
predatory
jaunty
acme
waver
ravage
excise
stance
belittle
ravage
acme
unassuming
waver
excise
jaunty
belittle
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).
Sales taxes are hard enough to pay but an additional _____ adds greatly to the expense.
It's easy to forget that the common housecat is a naturally _____ animal; it is as skilled a hunter as its cousin, the lion.
Sometimes people who have always believed in the policies and principles of one party decide that the _____ of the other party better suit their changing circumstances.
I totally disagree with his _____ on environmental issues, but I really enjoy trying to convince him that he's wrong and I'm right.
His modest, _____ air masked his fierce ambition and his huge ego.
It's difficult for Maggie to make up her mind; she _____ for days, leaning toward one alternative and then another.
The arrogant hare _____ the tortoise's ability to win the race, but in the end, the tortoise's steady plodding triumphed over speed.
The captain's _____ arrogance instilled carefree confidence in his crew.
When she finally reached the _____ of her profession, she wondered what to do next since there was nothing more to accomplish.
Scarred by the _____ of uncontrolled wildfires, many acres of once-green wilderness lay bleak and gray under a blue sky.