vocabulary challenge. 1 st clue gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the pg-13 movie....
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Vocabulary Challenge
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1st CLUEGerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the
PG-13 movie.
2nd CLUE
bluff
trick; fake; pretend
Antonyms?
Synonyms?
He planned to _________ his way into the movie.
reveal; tell truthP.O.S. - ? verb
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The ocean’s water is dingy, dirty and briny.
1st CLUE
brackish
2nd CLUESynonyms? salty; briny
Antonyms?
bland; unsalated P.O.S. - ? adjective
Ocean water is _____________.
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He measured the _________________.
1st CLUE
circumference
Synonyms? boundary; rim; around
Antonyms?
inside; middle P.O.S. - ? noun
Harry measured the distance around the orange.
2nd CLUE
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1st CLUE
headway
2nd CLUE
Synonyms? advance; progress forward
Antonyms?
regress; retreat P.O.S. - ? noun
It could not make any __________ as its load was too big.
Climbing up the hill with a hotdog on its back, the ant was not making much progress.
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Newspaper is often used to start a fire.
1st CLUE
ignite
2nd CLUESynonyms? enflame; fire; light up
Antonyms?
put out; douse; quenchP.O.S. - ? verb
But you need a match to ___________ it into flames.
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Rockefeller Center has thousands of lights brightening the scene for the holidays.
1st CLUE
illuminate
2nd CLUE
Synonyms? light up; lighten
Antonyms?
blacken; darkenP.O.S. - ? verb
The holiday lights ____________ the whole area.
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Tenuously we waited for the approaching storm.
1st CLUE
impending
2nd CLUESynonyms? approaching; coming; nearing
P.O.S. - ? adj.
Hurricane Sandy was ______________; it was almost upon us.
Antonyms?
late; distant; remote
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Matilda’s behavior was disgraceful and unseemly, running up and down the church aisles.
1st CLUE
repugnant
2nd CLUE
Synonyms?
Antonyms?
P.O.S. - ? adj.
We considered her actions ____________.
inoffensive; acceptable
abhorrent; awful; gross
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When the train went off the track everyone thought a bandit had ruined the track.
1st CLUE
sabotage
2nd CLUE
Synonyms? destruction; demolition; mischief
Antonyms?
assistance; fix, help P.O.S. - ? noun
We all thought it was _______________.
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Fortunately we were not rapacious as the food cupboard had not been replenished due to flood.
1st CLUE
scarcity
2nd CLUESynonyms? Lack; shortage; want
Antonyms?
Surplus; abundanceP.O.S. - ? noun
There was a ____________ of food.
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The recluse came out of hiding, brandishing a sword, and wrecking havoc everywhere.
1st CLUE
sabotage
2nd CLUESynonyms? destroy; devastate; crush
Antonyms?
build; repair; restore P.O.S. - ? verb
He planned to ______________ the peace.
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It was impossible to quell Alice’s enthusiasm and passion for helping others.
1st CLUE
zeal
2nd CLUESynonyms? passion; enthusiasm; gusto
Antonyms?
bored; lazy; apatheticP.O.S. - ? noun
Her _________ to help was always over the top.