A fortress, a strong place

To state an order or a law

to develop to a higher level

A passage taken from a long piece of text

to bump or push

applause, enthusiastic praise

to go back to

slave-like

Ridiculous or silly behavior

(v) to talk back and forth playfully; (n) talk that is playful and teasing

sturdy, long-lasting

more than enough, or too much

to make useless, to take away all effect/power

to change course/direction, to swerve

Choose the correct spelling of the word below:

Choose the word that means the SAME as the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

regarded me as a complete NONENTITY

Choose the item that is the OPPOSITE of the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

proved to be POROUS

Employees who fail to _________________with a company's rules list may lose their jobs.

A knowledgeable wrestler _________________ with his opponent to achieve victory.

common, lowly person

to make something appear smaller or meaner; to imply that a thing holds little value or meaning

He did his latest ________in December, helping volunteers repackage and distribute food in a mixed-income suburb near the Indiana border.

Her mother always sided with Jerry these days, so arguing would be to no _________.

What part of speech is the word: dire

I was in dire need of water after the long race.

What part of speech is the word: defile

The teenagers defiled the park with litter and graffiti.

What part of speech is the word: disgruntled

The disgruntled employee quit their job after a customer yelled in their face.

What part of speech is the word: encroach

The army encroached into enemy territory during the raid.

What part of speech is the word: pertinent

Please keep your comments brief and provide only pertinent information.

What part of speech is the word: prodigy

The child was a musical prodigy who wrote her own symphony by the age of ten.

(of a person) having one's true identity concealed

of, described in, or based on legends

able to make use of reason; sensible

a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

working in both directions;

mutual, shared

to smile or speak in a silly, forced way

the quality of exceeding all moral bounds: an exceedingly evil act; huge size; immensely

temporary peace; halt in fighting

easily made angry, hot-tempered

a person's relative; a family relationship

to blot out completely, destroy utterly

to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

long and tiresome