Thursday, 1/5/12
Test Tomorrow: Academic Words (study the warm ups you missed), vocabulary (study the sheet), Giver (be sure to read and ask questions), Husker Du

Warm Up: Academic Words IV-III. Copy 1-6 only.
attribute, confer, institute, criteria, element, framework, despite, hence, tradition

  1. After the disputed call, the referees all _____(ed), {and they finally decided the play would stand}.
  2. _____ studying all night, he still failed {the test}.
  3. Mr. Coward _______(ed) a new fine of a dollar {for failing to bring your homework}.
  4. The tea ceremony was a _____ handed down {through his family for generations}.
  5. His simple plan had only four _______(s).
  6. Your skeleton is the ________ of your body.
    philosophy, hence, concentrate, contrast, attribute, adequate, equate
  7. {"He always had to get his two-bits' worth in. ____ his name." }
  8. {Ouch! From the looks of the grade, it doesn't look like you did  ____ preparation for the test.}
  9. {The Red Cross volunteers decided to _____ their efforts on the worst-hit areas first.}
  10. {Mr. McCheese's style __________(s) sharply with that of Mrs. ElQueso. He  never lets us jabber like that.}

Vocabulary. Partners.
Crossword first. (Hint: Count Letters)
Practice Sentences.

Vocabulary Pretest. You will use words more than once. You will not use them all. Click only. Use your cheat sheet.

  1. Loudog, because he's getting mighty old, spends his days ________(ly) dozing in the sun.  A. Languid  B. Frazzle  C. Meticulous  D. Solace  E. Permeate
  2. After a long, busy day at work, Mr. McWhiner often comes home ________(ed).  A. Admonish   B. Assuage  C. Assimilate  D. Frazzle  E. Solace
  3. The Elders are very _________ about the planning of the community.   A. Permeate  B. Solace  C. Dejected  D. Petulant  E. Meticulous
  4. People in the Community who can't or won't __________, can ask for release. Perhaps they would fit in better Elsewhere.    A. Assimilate  B. Frazzle  C. Languid  D. Solace  E. Admonish
  5. There was no way to _____ the grief he felt after his dad died.  A. Petulant  B. Assimilate  C. Assuage  D. Admonish  E. Permeate
  6. When Mr. Ingrate opened his last gift and saw that it was not the skateboard he’d asked for, he became very _____.  A. Distend  B. Frazzle  C. Permeate  D. Petulant  E. Languid
  7. When your sadness is __________(ed), your soul has found ________. (Awww.)  A. Languid, Assuage   B. Solace, Assuage  C. Assuage, Solace  D. Frazzle, Petulant  E. Petulant, Assimilate
  8. The light in the room didn't seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ________(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.  A. Frazzle  B. Permeate  C. Solace  D. Admonish  E. Petulant
  9. To scold is to _________.  A. Admonish  B. Frazzle  C. Solace  D. Languid  E. Dejected
  10. The goal of immigrants used to be __________(ion), but these days people seem to like to emphasize their differences.  A. Petulant  B. Solace  C. Dejected  D. Meticulous  E. Assimilate
  11. Mr. Coward's student assistants are not happy about Jhonny's less than ___________ papers. They are very difficult to decipher.  A. Petulant  B. Solace  C. Languid    D. Meticulous   E. Assimilate
  12. relieve : assuage :: absorb : _______  a) solace  b) assimilate  c) frazzle  d) petulant  e) languid