Thursday, 10/14/99
Brain Practice!
Do in notebook. Copy the first six(6). be sure that your sentences for 7-9 are really sentences. (Hint, hint!) There are two mistakes to find and fix for extra credit.

1. win : war :: lose : _______
2. football : stadium :: gambling : ________
3. algebra : math :: ________ : English
4. ocean : pond :: desert : _______
5. ear : corn :: bunch : ______
6. dogged : nonchalant :: credulous : ________ (You must use a vocabulary word!)
7. Use the word savvy as a adjective in a sentence.
8. Use the word savvy as a noun in a sentence.
9. Use the word savvy as a verb in a sentence.
10. Draw a sketch that illustrates the definition of the word aloof.
11. Draw a sketch that illustrates the definition of the word elude.
12. Draw a sketch that illustrates the definition of the word facade.
13. Draw a sketch that illustrates the definition of the word implore.
14. Turn idiot (n) into an adjective.
15. Turn rue (v) into an adjective.
16. (2) gallant, ornery, facade, aloof, elite (One point for which word doesn't fit, and one point for why.)
17. (2) Explain why Johnny's behavior in the church was ironic.
18. (2) Explain why Johnny's behavior in the church was not ironic.
19. (2) That teacher is mean! He will get mad at you for the least little transgression! (Gress comes from gradi, which, in Latin, meant "to step.") Give the definition and POS of transgression.
20. Using what you know about the prefix "trans", explain why the word "transform" means what it does.
21. Extra Credit #1 : opener, detergent, station, hiding, police (Hint: Think alphabetically!)
22. Extra Credit #2 : example: saloon (b a r) rod     paper (_ _ _ _ _ _) lifter