annika holkeboer period 1 directions 1)read the questions and four possible answers 2)choose the...
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Annika HolkeboerPeriod 1
Word Quiz
Directions
1)Read the questions and four possible answers
2)Choose the correct answer and click.
3)Don’t click on anything else, or you may answer incorrectly.
Belabor
verb
to harp on
work hard stop
delay
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Correct Choice for Belabor!
belabor—to harp on, discuss something endlessly
The cat woman belabored about her cat when it was stuck in the tree.
Bailiwick
[BAL ee wik]
noun
a safe place
large lantern
area of skill
woven basket
Correct choice for Bailiwick!
bailiwick—area of special skills, knowledge or authority
Middle Age –baili (deputy sheriff) & wik (village)
The era of silent films was the critics’ bailiwick.
Skin-flintnoun
bitter
calculating
stingy
argumentative
one who is…
Correct Choice for skin-flint!
skin-flint—stingy or miserly person
Figuratively, someone who would skin a flint in order to save or gain something.
Flim-flam
noun
deception
instability
frivolity
amusing story
Correct Choice for Flim-flam!
flim-flam— deception, especially a swindle involving skillful persuasion
The 1973 Oscar-winning movie The Sting was an elaborate flim-flam.
Pyrotechnics[pie ro TEK niks]
noun
costly victories
elaborate designs
angry outbursts
fireworks display
Correct Choice for Pyrotechnics!
pyrotechnics—a fireworks display, also a dazzling show of wit or brilliance
Greek Origins: pyr (fire)
techne (art)
The pyrotechnics of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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