vocab test #3 Flashcards
Mr.Rice wanted student to use a variety of different activities to study for vocabulary quizzes: games on the Sadlier website, Quizlet, class discussion,and stud buddies. Otherwise he feared they might rely on the same ____ methods that provided limited success.
Trite
To refer to the island encounter between Zaroff and Rains ford in “Most Dangerous Game” as an ____ would be a big understatement– it was much more than an angry argument; it was a battle of life and death.
Altercation
Mr.Rice liked to observe people with their dogs to see if their was any ____ in their appearance; the theory was that people and their dogs often looked alike and had similar mannerisms.
Semblance
Students were happy about the plan to ____ classes for an hour in order to attend Senior Carnival.
Adjourn
Some students manipulated the restroom policy by leaving class every period and texting their friends; Mr.Rice required phones to be left in the caddy to ____ the problem.
Terminate
In spite of the fact that the field hockey team lost int he semifinals, when they were hoping to win the championship, there was not a ____ among the teammates; nobody blamed each other because they knew it had been a great season filled with wonderful memories.
Rift
Though some stage versions of the book “Alice in the Wonderland” tried to include the original story plus much of its sequal “Through the Looking Glass”, the script for CALS fall play was ____, shortened to contain only parts of each and avoid being too long.
Abridge
A few months into the school year, Mr.Rices supply of red pens for corrections was almost empty intentionally or not, students had managed to ____ almost everyone. Does such theft deserve detention?
Pilfer
To ___ the cold air in the classrooms, the administration agreed to turn on the heat, driving out the freezing conditions. Of course, some students then complained it was too warm/
Exorcise
The Senior Carnival was a ____ event, raising over $10,000 for their class trip in the spring.
Lucrative
When students heard about the upcoming “Give back” service project, they appreciated the opportunity to encourage others who might be struggling to ____ circumstances beyond their control.
Surmount
A few students tried to ____ regarding the results of the Quizlet like vocabulary review because they wanted the bonus points, but there was no reason to disagree because it was obvious who had won the most rounds.
Dissent
Was there a problem with ____ at CAL? Everyday, Mr.Rice found wrappers in his classroom after school, suggesting some students wanted to eat all day long.
Gluttony
Mr.Rice was lenient when technology wasn’t working for students to submit assignments, but he could not ____ the actions of those who played off-topic games and performed unrelated google searches, a problem for a few as documented by the GoGuardian app. It could cost them class participation points.
Condone
One item that did ____ Mr.Rice and many high school students was the weekly offering of sweet, tasty cinnamon rolls during break Friday. They may not be healthy, but the temptation was difficult to resist.
Tantalize
