Fiske 53 & 54

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Words that mean too much.

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(b) Words that mean free/without obligation

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(c) Words that mean an extra person

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(d) Words that mean fully satisfied

• plethora

• myriad

• gratuitous

• exorbitant

• sate

• satiate

• surfeit

• superfluous

• supernumerary

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Words that mean to make greater.

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(b) Words that refer to a small gift

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(c) Too few/barely enough

• meager

• scant

• lagniappe

• pittance

• aggrandize

• dearth

• paucity

• exiguous

Ms. Wells ____ out a living as a teacher by continuing to work on the family farm to make ends meet.

• eked

• stinted

• dearthed

• meagered

The phrase "head of the family" that once had such powerful meaning has now become merely ______.

• titular

• sate

• tribulation

• aggrandize

Which day in May is the AP English Language test?

Ms. Jensen did a three year ____ as the STEM assistant director before becoming the Director.

• pittance

• stint

• paucity

• exiguous

Match the following

• "House Divided" Speech

• Poisonwood Bible

• Barbara Kingsolver

• Abraham Lincoln

• Things Fall Apart

• Frederick Douglass

• Heart of Darkness

• Joseph Conrad

• "Fourth of July" speech

• Chinua Achebe

“Dex thinks he’s the ______ of ‘cool,’ but I’ve got news for him—he’s not,” said Mallory scornfully.

• epitome

• tribulation

• laity

• pantheon

What's the definition of belie?

• This verb refers to misrepresentation, to self-contradiction.

• A challenging puzzle, a dilemma, a riddle.

• This noun refers to the fact of countering one accusation with another.

What can you never divide by?

Mathematical Equivalence

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