If your friend shows apathy toward bowling, she would

What is a famous historical epidemic?

A victim of homicide would

Which of these animals could be described as irate?

A mountain climber who persists would most likely

A bigot would most likely feel a great deal of

Which sentence best demonstrates the meaning of the word capsize?

The best reason to haggle is to

A permanent scar would

Which sentence best demonstrates the meaning of the word antagonize?

Someone who is full of wrath would feel

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word arbitrate.

Me too, yeah, I see both sides So relationships won't flip over or

Cell phone use among teens is sweeping the country like a(n)

Insulting your opponents on the basketball court is a quick way to ______them.

Don't

___

, don't yell and scream, that ain't the way,You've got to listen to what others have to say.

At the market, people

___

over the price of antiques, hoping to get a better price.

So I step in to help them agree and stop the hate,I make peace, man, I

Our teacher made sure to

___

lots of praise on the kids who performed in the talent show last night.

Definition: overcrowded

During rush hour, the city streets were ________________.

Definition: a bitter, long-term argument or hostility.

To this day, there is a __________ over who should control the land in the Middle East.

Synonyms: conflict, quarrel

Antonyms: agreement, peace

Definition: gloomy, harsh, and frightening.

I was scared to go in the abandoned building because it looked so dark and _______________.

Synonyms dreadful, savage, frightful

Antonyms delightful, cheerful

If you leave the door ________________in the summertime, mosquitoes will end up in your kitchen.

A nuclear bomb is sure to _________________ any city it is dropped on.

My favorite ___________ is the Canadian Eskimo Dog.

Bonnie and Clyde were an __________________couple that gained notoriety after a robbing spree.

Years _________________to running for president, Barack Obama was a U.S. Senator.

During the day, the sun is the most ________________ star in the sky.

Which of these foods have an acrid taste?

If you were illiterate, you could not

What would most likely happen if you encountered a docile animal?

Which sentence would a braggart be most apt to say?

Which of the following has a flaw?

Who would be most likely to behave in a peevish way?

Young Jordan made the _____ comment that bullies often have problems at home.

This word means,"smart and perceptive"

During the American Civil War there were many Union and Confederate _________ , making it by far the deadliest war in American history.

This word means,"a person killed or injured in a war or accident".

That is a _______ lie!

Chris likes reading comic books, not _____ old novels from the 19th century.

Cole and Gunner found an ____________ arrowhead from 5,000 years ago on the football field.

While Ford was still building big trucks and SUVs, Honda made the _________ decision to focus on smaller cars that were better for the environment.

Dak Prescott's NFL _______ was in a preseason game in Los Angeles, CA.

Jaxson's friend was not suppose to ____________ with Jaxson's car, but he did anyway. Now it makes a funny noise whenever I try to drive it.

I want to find a nice, quiet ___________somewhere in the mountains.

Ginny knew how to ________________the coffee machine, but she had no idea how to put it back together.

Instead of weakening, I fear the storm will only ____________ as it hits the coast.

At his inauguration, the president gave a carefully prepared _________________.

If you pondered your breakfast choices, you

Which sentence best demonstrates the meaning of the word presume?

From the early days of hip-hop, rappers have been involved in rivalries. One rapper will release a single “dissing” (or making fun of) another rapper. The rapper who has been dissed will then record a response. The rappers don’t often ________ one another face-to-face; they usually just battle each other on record. However, a few rivalries have gotten out of hand; for instance, a rivalry between East Coast and West Coast rappers in the 1990s climaxed with the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Most of the time, though, these rivalries are just a sassy way of challenging someone’s prowess on the mic.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

One of the first hip-hop rivalries is also one of the strangest. In 1984, the hip-hop trio U.T.F.O. released their debut single, a song called “Hanging Out.” The song did not sell well, until DJs began flipping the record over and playing the track on the opposite side—a song called “Roxanne, Roxanne.”

Which of the following best describes the song “Hanging Out”?

“Roxanne, Roxanne” was a narrative song about a girl who didn’t really exist. In the song, the members of U.T.F.O. try to get Roxanne’s attention, but she ignores them. The song pokes fun at Roxanne for being stuck up. “Roxanne, Roxanne” became a huge hit due to its funny lyrics and catchy hook. Although Roxanne was not based on a(n) ________ person, U.T.F.O. hired an actress named Adelaida Martinez to play Roxanne in the video.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

On the morning of December 26, 2004, interior decorator Nate Berkus was in a state of great agitation. He was vacationing in Sri Lanka, an island country in South Asia, when he was awakened by a noise that sounded like a bomb exploding. Moments later, the hotel was suddenly inundated by a gigantic wave of water that dismantled the building and swept Berkus into the ocean. After grabbing onto a telephone pole, Berkus managed to climb onto the roof of an abode, where he was eventually rescued. Although he didn’t know it at the time, Berkus had survived one of the most destructive natural disasters in recorded history.

Which of the following is true about the wave of water?

Worldwide response to the tsunami was almost immediate. Countries around the world showed their hospitality by donating food, water and more than $7 billion in aid. Australia led the rescue efforts, donating more than $800 million. In America, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton supervised an effort to raise money for the tsunami victims.

Which of the following best describes how the world responded to the tsunami?

Some scientists believe the tsunami was able to cause such extreme devastation because of human negligence. The earthquake hit several hours before the waves reached the shores. A tsunami warning system could have detected the earthquake and alerted people to move to higher land before the waves hit. In 2006, such a system was finally put into place. Hopefully, the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System will help to ensure that such a ________ tragedy never occurs again.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

The police finally caught Abagnale in France in 1969. By that time, he had flown to 26 countries around the world by pretending to be a pilot. He had also pretended to be a doctor, working at a Georgia hospital for nearly a year. He had even faked a law degree to work for the attorney general of Louisiana.

Abagnale spent almost five years in prison for his crimes. When he was released, he started working for the US government as an expert in banking crimes. He then created a company that taught banks how to catch thieves like himself. Today, he’s a millionaire again—only this time, it’s for real!

Which of the following is not true about Abagnale?

Not long after that, Abagnale, Jr. got a checkbook. He started writing checks for more money than he had in his bank account. Unfortunately for him, it did not take long for the bank to catch on. But Abagnale, Jr.’s interest was piqued. He ________ how he could use the banks to make money without doing any work. Finally, he decided to start creating counterfeit checks using fake names.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

By the age of 19, Frank Abagnale, Jr. had spent time working as a pilot, a doctor, a teacher and a lawyer. He had lived the life of a millionaire and traveled to countries all over the world. How did he do it? Is Abagnale an emblem of the things we can all accomplish by working hard? The answer is yes—if what you’d like to accomplish is to be a wanted criminal!

Which of the following is true about Frank Abagnale, Jr.?

In the late 1800s, a civil war, a nomadic pig and a dangerous romance all contributed to the most famous feud in American history. The feud was between two families who lived near the Tug Fork River, which runs through West Virginia and Kentucky. Randolph “Ole Ran’l” McCoy raised his family on the Kentucky side of the Tug Fork, while William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield’s family lived on the West Virginia side. Before the Civil War, the families were friendly with one another. When Ole Ran’l’s brother Harmon joined the Union army, however, the Hatfields quickly turned ________: They murdered Harmon when he returned from the army.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

Then, in 1878, a pig wandered onto Floyd Hatfield’s land in West Virginia. Floyd was the cousin of “Devil Anse” Hatfield. Floyd’s neighbor, Ole Ran’l McCoy, claimed the hog belonged to him. The case went to court, where it was settled in favor of the Hatfields based on testimony from Bill Staton, a relative of both men. Staton’s “betrayal” infuriated the McCoys, and he was soon murdered as well.

Bill Staton’s testimony in the hog case most likely

The feud finally came to an end in 1891. Eighty years later, long after the wounds had healed, descendants of the two families played against each other on the game show “Family Feud.” The winning family got to take home a prize that was not customary for most of the show’s winners: a live pig.

Which of the following is true about the Hatfield-McCoy episode of “Family Feud”?

I had never seen my father so irate before.

“Can you believe this guy?” he ranted to my mother. “Honestly, I think he gets a sick thrill out of antagonizing me. And on my birthday, no less. My birthday!”

“Now, Herman,” my mother said. “Sal probably just stepped out for a minute. Let’s walk to that little restaurant on the corner—I’m sure we’ll all feel better with some food in our stomachs.”

The narrator’s father is best described as

We had come to Miami on my father’s birthday to visit his brother, Salvatore. For as long as I’ve been alive, Uncle Sal has been a constant source of my dad’s wrath. They’re great friends, but they sure do rub each other the wrong way sometimes. For example, when they go out to dinner together, they always haggle over who’s going to pay the bill. Sometimes I think that if my mom and I weren’t there to arbitrate, one of them might end up in jail for homicide!

The narrator and her mother most likely

I couldn’t really blame my dad for being angry. We had just spent three hours in an airplane to get to Sal’s place. When we arrived on his doorstep, however, the door was locked—and Sal was nowhere to be found. “He better be in the hospital with some kind of ________ disability,” my dad grumbled. “Or I’m going to put him there.”

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

We decided to head right to the restaurant. When we got there, my dad tried the door. “Just great,” he said. “They’re not open.”

“They aren’t?” my mom asked, perplexed. “But they must be open. You just have to be ________.” She tried the doorknob herself. “I said, THEY MUST BE OPEN,” she repeated in a louder voice.

“Why are you shouting?” my dad asked.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

From inside the restaurant, I heard the sound of a lock being turned. My dad gave the doorknob one more twist. This time, it opened.

“SURPRISE!”

We stepped into the restaurant to find about 20 people standing in front of a big banner that read “Happy 50th Birthday, Herman!” In the center of the group, my Uncle Sal stood holding a birthday cake. He took one look at the shocked expression on my dad’s face and broke into peals of laughter.

“Gotcha!” he said.

Why were people gathered inside the restaurant?

Me too, yeah, I see both sides
So relationships won't flip over or

___

.

Cell phone use among teens is sweeping the country like a(n)

___

.

Insulting your opponents on the basketball court is a quick way to

___

them.

Don't

___

, don't yell and scream, that ain't the way,
You've got to listen to what others have to say.

At the market, people

___

over the price of antiques, hoping to get a better price.

So I step in to help them agree and stop the hate,
I make peace, man, I

___

.

Our teacher made sure to

___

lots of praise on the kids who performed in the talent show last night.