Wednesday, 11/12/00
Vocabulary Pretest

1. Even though people doubted the _______ of  Tommy's story, they still sort of believed him.
2. "...in the last calm and _________ moment...before the monsters came."
3. A guitar string must be very ______, or it won't make the right sound.
4. Your writing should always be clear and _____________.
5. The camera _____(ed) down the street, showing the faces of the worried people.
6. My little boy is very ________ when he wants something, he keeps trying and trying.
7. Almost everybody has one or more _______________(s) that people who don't them would considr "weird."
8. Immigrents are often used as _____(s) for the problems of a society.
9. The shy girl rarely spoke, and when she did she was very ________ and nervouse.
10. After the flood, the gym was a _______ of water, mud, and debris.
11. I asked him what he was doing, and he gave a very ____ answer, so I didn't trust him.
12. The "good"`guy in a conflict is called the protagonist, the "bad" guy is called the __________.
13. (+1)Who said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
14. (+1)What was he talking about?

reflective, idiosyncrasy, timorous, persistent, morass, intelligible, pan, antagonist, validity, nebulous, taut, scapegoat
(Each used once. Be sure to add the endings needed. Spelled wrong = wrong.)