Palmer Trimester 1 Flashcards
Memorize these words as part of the required Word Choice Badge. You also have to memorize 50 of your own.
A major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book. Each may be further divided into smaller sections, called scenes. Plays can have as many as five ______ or as few as one.
act
To become weaker; to decrease. The speaker waited until the applause had _____ before continuing.
abate
To admit the existence of. Did the police officer _____ your right to remain silent?
acknowledge
A person who acts or does business for another. The author’s ______ found a company to publish his latest mystery story.
agent
The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action. Only the Congress of the United States has the ________ to declare war.
authority
To ruin or destroy completely. Farmers in the Midwest fear that lack of rain will _____ the wheat crop.
devastate
The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time. The flu _______ of 1918 killed over twenty million people in the Northern Hemisphere.
epidemic
A number that is not exact; a careful guess. The mechanic’s ________ for repairing the car is $1,000.
estimate
To force out of property by taking legal action. The landlord threatened to _____ the tenants for not paying the rent.
evict
Not favoring one side more than another; fair. A judge should be _____ in the courtroom.
impartial
Hardworking; not lazy. The more ______ workers in the clothing factory were rewarded with pay raises at the end of the year.
industrious
To make very angry. Cruelty to animals ________ me.
infuriate
Having nothing to do with the subject. The candidate’s personal wealth is _____ to our discussion about his qualifications for the job.
irrelevant
Exact; accurate. Do you know the _____ time that your plane arrives?
precise
Something fake or false. Their offer to make us rich turned out to be a _____
sham
A long, slow, and difficult journey. The hikers were exhausted after their _____ over the mountain.
trek
Wise in a clever or practical way. An _______ shopper compares prices carefully before making a purchase.
astute
Genuine; true. An authority on old maps declared that the sixteenth-century chart of the Florida Keys is _____.
authentic
A choice item of food. Smoked salmon is a _______.
delicacy
Expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. His habit of making ______ comments about his co-workers made him unpopular.
derogatory
