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Word of the Day #2

Authored by Amber Worthy

English

6th - 8th Grade

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Word of the Day #2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine Wayne. He thinks he is the best-looking man in the world. Wayne is vain. What does vain mean?

excessive admiration for oneself

depressed

awkward

ugly

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine Sam. He doesn’t have much money. He lives in an old shack. Its floors sag and creak, and the doors are falling apart. Sam’s shack is ramshackle. What is a synonym for ramshackle?

glamourous

wealthy

dilapidated

gleaming

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine a roach that lived safely in a home until a bunch of ants showed up there. The humans in the home saw the ants and sprayed bug killer everywhere. The roach’s family

members all began to die, and he blamed the ants. The roach reproached the ants for the presence of the bug spray. What does reproach mean?

hated

love

reward

scare

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine all of the work that ants do to build their mounds. They don’t have any time to waste. These incessant insect ants are continuous hard workers. What is an antonym for incessant?

diligent

fast

progressive

occasional

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine Ginger. She is afraid of everything. Whenever she leaves her house, she is afraid that something bad will happen to her, so she does everything carefully and cautiously. Ginger leaves her house gingerly. What does gingerly mean?

careless

reckless

cautious

angry

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine a man who had been doing 500 sit-ups every morning and night. After two weeks of this strenuous workout, he was sure he had no more flab around his middle. He was stunned and surprised at the amount of flab he grasped in his hands! Boy was he flabbergasted! What is another word for flabbergasted?

punish

dazed

surprise

confession

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagine Paul. He cannot carry a tune, but he sings frequently. When Paul sings, others find it appalling that this man is such a horrifying singer but is singing aloud. What does appalling mean?

beautiful

calming

comforting

horrendous

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