Wednesday, 9/13/06 - Early Release Schedule
Warm Up. Copy. This time
the star (*) means the answer is either a spelling word OR a vocabulary
word from this week's list.
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* locker : storage :: _________ : security
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* rewrite : revision :: story : ___________
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* roughly : gingerly :: intense : __________
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* sage : wise :: artist : _________
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dig : like :: fuzz : _______ (slang)
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Soc: greaser :: Dally : __________
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
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My friend has a lot of basketball __________. He just
seems to have a natural feel for the game.
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"I touched the bruise on my cheek ____________."
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The coach accused me of being too __________ at practice.
He thought I should take the game more seriously.
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"He liked fights, blondes, and for some (un)___________(able)
reason, school."
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After the accident, her outlook on life became very_________.
She seemed to have no hope any more.
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"I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
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I was able to ________ the meaning of the word from the
way it was used in the sentence.
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A person who doesn’t like to ____________ to the group
is often called an outsider.
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The _____________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
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The _____________ of a word is what it makes you think
of.
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Two-Bit nodded his head ___________(ly), and said, "It
would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."