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Use this side to:
1. List five other words that follow this week's spelling rule 2. Practice writing 5x each correctly the ones you missed on Tuesday's pretest. Due Friday.
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Vocabulary: Homework due Wednesday: 1) Look up the words below,
and write the definition and part-of-speech (n, v, adj) for each one in
your notebook. 2) Fill in the blanks below. 3) For extra credit,
you may write a sentence of your own for each word in your notebook. (Due Wednesday.)
connotation, denotation, bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant,
gingerly, rueful, delinquent, savvy, conform, fathom (v), sage (not the herb!)
1. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and
_____________.
2. I handled the delicate vase very ____________.
3. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot
of ___________ about the world.
4. Not every member of a group _______________(s) exactly
to our image of that group.
5. The landscape of the moon is lifeless and very ________.
6. My grandfather was a ________ gave me some very _________
advice. (same word)
7. "I shouldn’t have done that," he said with a _______
sigh.
8. The detective tried to _________who the criminal was
from the clues he left behind.
9. Though their a) connotations/denotations are similar,
the words nosy and curious have very different b) connotations/denotations.
(Circle the correct choice.)
10. Nobody could __________ why Two-Bit liked school
even though he was flunking out. It just didn't make sense.
11. Most religions promise eternal ___________ in Heaven.
12. The police cruised Farmers' Market looking for juvenile __________(s) who were causing trouble.