Wednesday, 10/30/13 - Due Today: Vocabulary.
"Warm Up, 10/30/13." Copy. * = spelling. (7p)
  1. * "under earth-ish" = ___
  2. * "stand thing" = ____ (2)
  3. * "forward throw thing" = ___ (2) 
  4. * "good wishing" = ___
  5. * "farewell say person" = ___
Go over vocabulary homework.
"Vocabulary Pretest 10/30/13." You will use words more than once. Write the correct WORD in your notebook.
heedless, diligent, diffident, dire, cordial, privy, grovel, abundant, turmoil, compelling, haggle
  1. The meeting with the angry parents was less than _____. They were not interested in being polite.
  2. My mom didn't find my reasons for "needing" an X-Box very _____, so I was denied.
  3. He read the words of wisdom written on the wall of the old _____.
  4. He practiced the skate trick ______(ly) until he got it right. (not compelling)
  5. The "consequences" for misbehavior in schools in the old days were sometimes pretty ______. I remember getting hit by a ruler more than once.
  6. The hypnotist's voice was strangely _____, and actually almost made you want to cluck like a chicken.
  7. His brother's sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
  8. Please be discreet when someone makes you _______ to their thoughts and feelings.
  9. "Now, now, don't be ____; speak up for yourself!"
  10. After he forgot his wife's birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
  11. Most stores these days don't ____ over the price.  They expect you to pay the marked price.
  12. He was so hungry, he ate the food, ____ of the mold around the edges.
  13. Even though there is actually a(n) _____(ce) of  food being grown in the world, much of it doesn't get to the people who need it.
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