Vocabulary Challenge # 9. 1 st CLUE murmured 2nd CLUE Synonyms? muttered, hum, stage-whisper...

Vocabulary Challenge # 9

1st CLUE

murmured

2nd CLUESynonyms?

muttered, hum, stage-whisper

Antonyms?

speak clearlyP.O.S. - ? verb

The crowd _______________ a low pitched chant, “bad call; throw the bum out.”

Suddenly, hearing the crowds’ low growing sound we wondered what the referee would do.

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After three weeks of begging our parents to take us to Massanutten ski lodge, they finally gave in and said “yes.”

1st CLUE

relent

2nd CLUESynonyms?

give in, let up, capitulate

Antonyms?

pursue, go ahead, hold-the-lineP.O.S. - ? verb

We weren’t sure they would __________ and agree to take us.

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It was _________, to the point, and brief.

1st CLUE

terse

Synonyms?

Antonyms?

long-winded, wordy, lengthyP.O.S. - ? adj.

Samantha’s poem about the Holocaust, in just a few words, captured the pain of the souls who endured its horrors.

2nd CLUE

brief, short, concise, curt

To guard against tooth decay, you need to consume less sugar each day.

1st CLUE

diminish

2nd CLUESynonyms?

lessen, dwindle, shrink, subside

Antonyms? enlarge, expand, increaseP.O.S. - ? verb

You must ____________ the amount of sugar you eat so you can have healthier teeth.

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We want to go to when the international tulip festival is held.

1st CLUE

destination

2nd CLUESynonyms?

place to go, end point, target

Antonyms?

start, beginningP.O.S. - ? noun

Our ____________ is Holland in the Spring.

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The Wallace store was the only one for miles around.

1st CLUE

mercantile

2nd CLUESynonyms?

market, retail store

Antonyms?

noncommercial, not-for-saleP.O.S. - ? adj.

All the other ______________ businesses were hundreds of miles away from the Logan’s home.

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Sal had a strategic plan for beating his chess adversary.

1st CLUE

tactic

2nd CLUESynonyms?

plan, strategy, design

Antonyms?

clueless, no planP.O.S. - ? noun

His ________ was to move his pawns out quickly.

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My dad found out that we had taken his tools to build our tree house; he frowned in disapproval.

1st CLUE

scowled

2nd CLUESynonyms?

frowned, glared, grimaced, glowered

P.O.S. - ? verb

When he ___________ at us, I realized I better get the tools back quick.

grin, smile

Antonyms?

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Our hiking group hesitated on going to the top of the mountain when we saw a steep precipice.

1st CLUE

wavered

2nd CLUESynonyms?

Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? verb

We ___________ on our decision to go for the top.

determined, resolute, decided

indecisive, changeable, vacillate

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To ensure mankind has a future, citizens need to have a picture in our mind of what must be created.

1st CLUE

envisioned

2nd CLUESynonyms?

Antonyms?

P.O.S. - ? verb

Having _____________ that future, you then have to work to make it happen.

blank stare, no imagination

conceived, conceptualized, imagined

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The wicked witch of the West is so _____________; she is always trying to capture or harm Dorothy and Toto.

1st CLUE

malevolent

2nd CLUESynonyms?

evil, hateful, malicious

Antonyms?

kind, good, amiableP.O.S. - ? adj.

My sketch pad was a mess of inky spots.

1st CLUE

splotched

2nd CLUESynonyms?

blotched, stained

Antonyms?

clear, unstainedP.O.S. - ? verb

Broken gel pens _____________ my final art exam project which was on it.

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