Wednesday, 9/12/07 -- Early Release Schedule
Warm Up. Copy and Click.
Go Over Vocabulary Homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. Click only. You will use each word once.

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

The Outsiders.