1. * "cut things" =
2. * "nature guy" =
3. * apart to cut-ish" =
4. * "into break thing" =
5. * "away to carry thing" =

"Vocabulary Pretest #13 - 12/6/12."  You will use words more than once. You will not use them all. Write the answer only in your notebook. NO 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. You have to be very __________ to build a ship in a bottle.    A. Permeate  B. Solace  C. Dejected  D. Petulant  E. Meticulous
4. English is a "living language" and is constantly _________(ing) new words.   A. Assimilate  B. Frazzle  C. Languid  D. Solace  E. Admonish
5. There was no way to _____ the grief he felt after his grandma 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. Meticulous  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 assistant is 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
13. The man finally ________(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.   A. Frazzle  B. Permeate  C. Solace  D. Admonish  E. Assuage

MWA. Two-Headed Cows!

On tomorrow's test as question #41:
So far, our protagonist has had four names. Explain how each name change also shows a change in the character herself. Think not only about changes in physical circumstances, but also about internal changes within Alyce.
 

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