1. * forgive : blame :: release : _____ (2)
2. * try : attempt :: project : ______
3. * police : arrest :: pen pal : ______
4. ** Which two vocabulary words this week have a prefix that means not?
5. ** Which vocabulary word has a prefix that means again?
6. ** tease : tantalize :: dam : ______
7. ** sham : lie :: quality : _______

1. The 42-0 score was a _____ victory for the home team.  a) boon  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) sham
2. There was nothing the Martians could do to ____ the flow of Earthmen coming to Mars.  a) abide  b) boon  c) resound  d) attribute  e) stanch
3. The codeine in your cough syrup is a ______ of the same plant that is used to make heroin. a) tantalize  b) boon  c) stanch  d) sham  e) derivative  (Bonus: What plant?)
4. He bought his computer from a ____ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck.  a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
5. Their relationship was rather _____, with lots of ups, downs, and in-betweens over the years.  a) tumultuous  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) incompetent
6. When Alyce told Joan that the midwife was just "relieving herself," Joan knew it was a ________.  a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) disreputable  e) stanch
7. The cat liked to "bite at the ____(ly) moving pen."   a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) disreputable  e) tantalizing
8. I cannot ____ someone who cheats. He/she will be punished by...   a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) abide  e) stanch
9. Winning the lottery is not always the _____ people think it will be. Often, the money brings unhappiness instead of happiness.  a) abide  b) tantalizing  c) boon  d) sham  e) derivative
10. Alyce thinks she is _____, but she is actually very skilled and smart.   a) incompetent  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
11. On the last day of school, the screams of joy will __________ in the hallways.   a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) derivative
12. The quote in the paper was __________(ed) to him, but he says he never said it.  a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) derivative
13. serene : tumultuous :: responsible : ________   a) resounding  b) sham  c) tantalizing  d) attribute  e) disreputable

Warm Up 12/15/10.
Warm Up. Copy into notebook. Use your spelling*/vocabulary** sheet to choose the correct word for each blank.

1. * huge : colossal :: diligent : _____
2. * sufficient : abundant ::  ______ : friend
3. * wax : wane :: triumph :  _______ (2)
4. * problem : catastrophe ::  _______ : book
5. ** tidy : disheveled :: awkward : ______
6. ** shtuff : paraphernalia :: mannerism : ______
7. ** asterisk : star :: random statement : _____

Go over vocabulary homework.
disheveled, aesthetic, continuum, succumb, acute, suave, wane, wax, affectation, semblance, non sequitur

1. Many people think that the sleek Mac computers are more ____________(ally) pleasing than PC's.  a) disheveled  b) affectation  c) aesthetic  d) suave  e) semblance
2. On a ________ of 1-10, second period is at about 6 in terms of behavior...  a) disheveled  b) semblance  c) aesthetic  d) suave  e) continuum
3. They seem to like to interrupt the class with various ___________(s) and random questions.  a) non sequitur  b) semblance  c) acute  d) succumb  e) continuum
4. The con man _________(ly) convinced the spinster that he was in love with her in order to steal her money...   a) non sequitur  b) suave  c) acute  d) succumb  e) aesthetic
5. ...and she almost-willingly _________(ed) to his charms.   a) semblance b) wane  c) acute  d) succumb  e) affectation
6. It would not be very smart to show up for a job interview at a clothing store looking ________...   a) disheveled  b) suave  c) waxed  d) succumb  e) aesthetic
7. ...since they would probably be looking for someone who understands _________(s).   a) non sequitur  b) acute  c) continuum  d) succumb  e) aesthetic
8. Her fake accent was a(n) _______ she thought would make her sound more sophisticated.  a) affectation  b) semblance  c) acute  d) suave  e) continuum
9. Sometimes in the Old West, since there was no official law enforcement; there was not even a ______ of actual justice.    a) affectation  b) semblance  c) wane  d) wax  e) continuum
10. A heart attack is a(n) __________ sign of an ongoing disease.  a) succumb  b) semblance  c) acute  d) suave  e) continuum
11. Austin Powers likes to think he is a __________ guy.  a) affectation  b) semblance  c) wane  d) wax  e) suave
12. When you can just see the outline of the darkened part of the moon inside a thin, bright crescent, it's called "the old moon in the new moon's arms." This means that the moon is _______(ing).  a) affectation  b) semblance  c) wane  d) wax  e) continuum

Vladek. Alternate reading a page aloud.