1. locker : storage :: *_______ : security
2. soldier : obedient :: artist : *_________
3. story : narrative :: 2nd draft : *__________
4. portable : movable :: credible : *_________
5. bliss : happiness :: rules : *__________

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6. Why do we drop the e from ignore before we add -ance to spell ignorance?
7. In the adjectives video, we saw a great example of "judging a book by its cover." What was it?
8. Based on the video, write a definition for the word adjective.

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #1. Click only.  "Cheat" Sheet? Ask the RAFFLE KING. 12/12 means you can skip the vocabulary portion of the test on Friday.

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." Nobody could understand why school was on that list. 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. Jimmy 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
12. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ___________ of a hoodlum who breaks windows and such. a) connotation  b) denotation  c) infer  d) sage  e) fathom