Match the Terms with Definitions

I called a cake a pie. I heard jokes for the rest of the day about my ___________

• misnomer

• premeditation

The tree in my backyard was struck on its side by lightning, but it has started to __________ most of what was lost.

• regenerate

• devolve

The men from The Things They Carried could be said to be brothers.They formed a __________ through their experiences.

• kinship

• civility

In school, the best choice is to act with __________ to ensure you don't find yourself in trouble.

• civility

• pettiness

Passing a law to make something illegal is one way to _________ a behavior

• criminalize

• criticize

There was no making up for what he did. There would never be any __________

• atonement

• regeneration

Sometimes not following the rules, being a(n) ________, can make you stick out from the crowd. Not always in a good way either!

• nonconformist

• international

Select the best choice!

Folks should act with more _______ before they post things online.

• forethought

• pettiness

There is a lot of _________ for the way that students are treated in school.

• criticism

• revolution

Perhaps the most serious crime is one that is planned, like a ________ robbery.

• premeditated

• international