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Page 1: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

Vocabulary Challenge

Page 2: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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

Page 3: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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 _____________.

Page 4: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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

Page 5: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.

Page 6: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.

Page 7: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.

Page 8: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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

Page 9: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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

Page 10: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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 _______________.

Page 11: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.

Page 12: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.

Page 13: Vocabulary Challenge. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms?

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.