Go over vocabulary homework.
Did you find and fix the error?
Vocabulary Pretest. There will be one word you
don't use. You will use some more than once.
implicit, raucous, renounce, swagger, matronly, haggard,
prodigy, inert, founder
"The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he ____________(ed)
corduroy overalls...and began wearing blue jeans with a belt."
On many Mondays, students can be as _________ as bumps on
a log.
Second period is known for its __________ "discussions."
The kid was a skateboard ____________; by the time he was
21, he was already retired.
"...my sweet-voiced nursery-school tot replaced by a long-trousered,
___________(ing) character who forgot to stop at the corner and wave good-bye
to me."
Even though lead is a(n) _________ metal, the alchemists
of old still tried to combine it with various things to make gold out of
it.
"Silence equals consent" is an expression that means if you
don't say no, you are ________(ly) saying yes.
After 27 years in business, the store began to __________
when Wal-Mart moved into town, and was soon out of business.
destroy : reconstruct :: tiptoe : ___________
At the PTA meeting, Laurie's mom didn't think any of the
women looked _______ enough to be Charles's mother.
Second period is making Mr. Coward ________ before his time.
