WW 8.8

(adj) highly skilled; expert

My best friend is ...................... (skilled) at soccer so I think he will make the high school team.

• adept

• azure

• copious

Which of the following might be AZURE?

• blood

• the sky

• a leaf

(adj) capable of being heard

Can you hear me? Is my voice ............ over all the noise?

• fitful

• adept

• audible

(n, adj) the blue color of a cloudless sky

Looking up at the azure ....................... (blue) sky is calming.

• fitful

• azure

• banter

(adj) large in quantity; abundant

I enjoy ................... (abundant) amounts of butter on my popcorn.

• copious

• capacious

• fastidious

(adj) able to hold a LARGE amount; roomy

antonym: cramped

I wish I had ............................... (roomy) closets in my room; I need more space for all my clothing.

• copious

• capacious

• azure

(adj) 1. paying close attention to detail

2. difficult to please

antonym: easygoing - synonym: detail-oriented

The teacher is so ....................(picky) that I never know how to make him happy.

• audible

• crucial

• fastidious

What might a FASTIDIOUS person say?

• "Do whatever you think."

• "This towel is not soft enough."

• "I don't care where we go for lunch."

(v) to exchange playful, teasing remarks

(n) light, playful conversation

Sometimes teachers think I am trying to be mean, but it is only ............................... (playful words) between friends.

• banter

• grapple

• pang

(v) 1. to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle

2. to come to grips with; to deal with

(n) an iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things.

Tony ............................ (wrestled) with the intruders, but they got away.

• preceded

• grappled

• decelerated