Wednesday, 3/21/01
Go over Vocabulary Practice.
Warm Up: A star (*) means the answer is a spelling or vocabulary word from this week's list.

1. *opium : drug :: tunic : _________
2. *weird : abnormal :: agile : ________
3. *friendly : amiable :: skillful : ________
4. *freeze : antifreeze :: name : _________
5. separation : comma :: possession : ___________
6. Who has two wives back in China?
7. Who used to be a skilled calligrapher?
8. (2) Who is, ironically, a good cook? Why is it ironic?

Vocabulary Pretest--Also look out for missing commas(5) and semi-colons(2), or other mechanical mistakes(2).
transparent, opium, queue, flourish, nimble, amiable, translucent, attire

1. Sometimes my Mom looks at me as though I were ____________ it's as though she can see right through me.
2. I had to be very _________ to avoid being hit by the pitch.
3. The baseball slugger always signs his autograph with a fancy ________.
4. A dog (or any other pet) will _________ if you take the time and care for it's needs.
5. The vice-principal scolded him about his inappropriate ____________ the principal made him go home and change.
6. The two friends Lisa and Maggie chatted ________(ly) on the sidewalk.
7. After two hours in the ______ for the roller coaster I was finally boarding the ride.
8. The dress was so shiny it almost seemed _____________.
9. Eating a few poppy seed muffins used to sometimes cause you to test positive for _______ use.
10. Tang men were often very vain about their __________(s).
11. From 1839-1842 the British and the Chinese fought a war over the __________ trade in China. (Bonus: When the Chinese lost, they were forced to give the city of *______________* to the British. Only last year, the British finally gave it back.)
12. 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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