Vocabulary 11/05/07 (Martian Chronicles)
prolific, caper (v), lineage, delusion, relish (v - not the food), propagate, taboo, aesthetic, cynical, audacious

1. The candidate's ___________ was impressive; two of his grandparents, and three of his uncles were senators.
2. The author Ray Bradbury is a very ________ writer, writing at least a thousand words per day.
3. Apparently, first period was under the __________ that it was OK to interrupt the teacher.
4. Dally was very _________ about life; he saw nothing good in it, and looked on the bad side of everything.
5. The kindergarteners __________(ed) around the playground.
6. In addition to being very functional and useful, the machine was also ___________(ally) pleasing.
7. The rumor seemed to __________ itself all over the school, until everyone had heard it.
8. I really ___________ my time with my son.
9. He ____________(ly) cussed in front of Mr. Anderson.
10. Before The Outsiders, it was pretty much ________ for young adult books to cover the real concerns and emotions of a teenager.