(7th grade) Spelling Pretest #4  -- Theme? __________________
  1. The ballet seems to be the most difficult form of dance.
  2. Will you teach me your painting technique?
  3. The long hike left us weak with fatigue.
  4. The young actor was nervous about his debut.
  5. She is too tall to be called petite.
  6. An amateur boxer does not compete for money.
  7. The bride carried a beautiful bouquet of  flowers.
  8. A massage will relax those tight mussels.
  9. His antique chair is hundreds of years old.
  10. His directions were so vague --"Go for a little bit, untill you see a tree..."--that we got lost.
  11. Please sit still while I finish your portrait .
  12. The bus crawled along the crowded boulevard.
  13. Heavy rains filled the reservoirs, like Lake Nacimiento.
  14. The storm blew debris all over the yard.
  15. The dress boutique is having a sale.
  16. The view from the plateau is splendid.
  17. I have a coupon for a $1.99 pizza.
  18. The train leaves the depot at noon.
  19. Our names were engraved on the plaque by the door.
  20. Ponyboy had experienced too much to be called innocent or naive
  21. The criminal's actions were caught by the store surveillance camera.
  22. It was just a routine day nothing special hapenned.
  23. The singing ensemble made beautiful music.
  24. The road construction created a detour.

Across 
2. Make better or bigger.
6. Shocked.
7. Added in; extra.
9. Mystery.
10. To separate or sort out.
11. Coax.

Down 
1. A sin.
3. Bland;  not memorable.
4. Recede; get less.
5. Worried.
8. Able to be felt.

Vocabulary  -  intrigue, palpable, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, transgression, aghast, ebb, nondescript, enhance, supplementary

  1. After a while, her anger had ________(ed), and I was able to talk to her.
  2. The little boy tried to ____________ another favor out of his mom by doing that "cute face."
  3. The detective __________(ed) through the evidence to find the important clues.
  4. He was ___________(ed) by some of the habits the criminal had. He would have to look more closely.
  5. In his classroom, the least ___________ is met with serious consequences.
  6. By definition, a ghost or spirit is NOT ____________.
  7. Ponyboy was ____________ about appearing in juvenile court.
  8. "Work?" Two-Bit said,  __________. And ruin my rep?"
  9. Because we needed extra practice, we did the ____________ exercises in our math books.
  10. Both his clothing and his manner were rather __________. He was easy to lose in a crowd.
  11. The dinner was really _________ by the sparkling conversation.