Wednesday, 9/14/05 -- Early Release Schedule
Warm Up. Copy. This time the star (*) means the answer is either a spelling OR a vocabulary word from this week's list.

1. * locker : storage :: _________ : security
2. * rewrite : revision :: story : ___________
3. * roughly : gingerly :: intense : __________
4. * sage : wise :: artist : _________
5. dig : like :: fuzz : _______ (slang)

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #1. In your notebook, write the word from the list that best fits each blank. Be sure to add any suffixes needed. Spelling counts. You may use your corrected vocabulary practice to help you.  Do not copy!
connotation, rueful, bleak, nonchalant, conform, savvy, gingerly, denotation, sage, infer, fathom

1. My friend has a lot of basketball __________. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
2. I touched the bruise on my cheek  ____________.
3. The coach accused me of being too __________ at practice. He thought I should take the game more seriously.
4. "He liked fights, blondes, and for some (un)___________(able) reason, school."
5. After the accident, her outlook on life became very_________. She seemed to have no hope any more.
6. "I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
7. I was able to ______ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
8. A person who doesn’t like to ____________ to the group is often called an outsider.
9. The _____________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
10. The _____________ of a word is what it makes you think of.
11. Two-Bit nodded his head ___________(ly), and said, "It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."