Wednesday, 3/1/00
Vocabulary Pretest +
(In notebook. Not all words are used; some are used twice.
Be sure to add the suffixes needed. #1-#12 all correct = exempt from vocab.
on Friday. Points for #13 and #14 will added to (subtracted from) Friday's
test or study questions. #15 and #16 are extra credit. There are also several
mistakes to find and fix for extra credit.)
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Sometimes my Mom looks at me as though I was ____________;
like she can see right through me.
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I had to be very _________ to avoid being hit by the pitch.
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The baseball slugger always signs his autograph with a fancy
________.
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A dog (or any other pet) will _________ if you take the time
and care for it's needs.
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The principle made him go home and change his inappropriate
____________.
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The two friends chatted ________(ly) on the sidewalk.
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After two hours in the ______ for the roller coaster, I was
finally boarding the ride.
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The dress was so shiny, it almost seemed _____________.
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Eating a few poppyseed muffins will sometimes cause you to
test positive for _______ use.
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Tang men were often very vain about their __________(s).
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Most teachers will write a referrel for being ___________.
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If part of the word transparent comes from
the Latin parer, which means to appear, and part of
the word translucent comes from the Latin lucere,
which means to shine, what does the Latin root trans
mean?
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(4--for Friday's test/study questions.)What two things
did Moon Shadow have to remember when the___________officials at _________
questioned him about his name and his age?
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(2--for Friday's test/study questions.) What else
does "demon" refer to?
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*"Tsze Kung asked (Confucius), 'Is there one word which may
serve as a rule of behavior for all of one's life?' The master said, 'Is
not _______________ such a word?'" -Confucius
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*What do we call this rule?
transparent, opium, reciprocate, Angel Island,
Ellis Island, queue, flourish, immigration, nimble, amiable, translucent,
phoenix, attire, tunic, insolent, perturb
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