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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 100 points
Meaning of
-able.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots for 200 points
The root word
of unexcitedly.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 300 points
A suffix
meaning again.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 400 points
Prefix meaning
against.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 500 points
Suffix meaning
become, cause.
Context Clues for 100 points
The two sources I can
use to sometimes guess
the meaning of a word
that I don’t know when I
am reading.
Context Clues for 200 points
“Within minutes, the widest crack
yet blocked their way. They were
marooned on an island of ice.”
The meaning of word marooned as it
is used in the sentence above.
Context Clues for 300 points
Tom was uncomfortable talking
about money, so he skirted
the issue.
The clue in the sentence that
helps me understand the
meaning of the word
skirted.
Context Clues for 400 points
The manager held a meeting to ______
the issue of employee dress codes.
The word which fits best within the
sentence.
conceal, address, scorch
Context Clues for 500 points
“Now, Henry,” she said, “don’t
wander off. Stay close. I want you
to stay in this vicinity near me.”
The clues or phrases in the
sentence that help me understand
the meaning of the word vicinity.
Similes and Metaphors for 100 points
A comparison
between two unlike
things that uses
the word like, as
or resembles.
Similes and Metaphors for 200 points
My brother is a
rat.
Similes and Metaphors for 300 points
Playing chess with
Ashley is like
trying to outsmart
a computer.
Similes and Metaphors for 400 points
The OAT will be
as easy as pie
for me when I
take it.
Similes and Metaphors for 500 points
The sky is breakable,
and the lightning
bolts are cracks that
shatter it.
Synonyms and Antonyms for 100 points
Words with
opposite
meaning.
Synonyms and Antonyms for 200 points
exceptional/ordinary
Synonyms and Antonyms for 300 points
vulnerable/susceptible
Synonyms and Antonyms for 400 points
impressionable/naive
Synonyms and Antonyms for 500 points
emancipate/enslave
Connotation and Denotation for 100 points
The literal or
exact meaning.
Connotation and Denotation for 200 points
The word that has
the more positive
connotation.
flatter/praise
Connotation and Denotation for 300 points
No two words have
exactly the same-not
even words with the
same meaning.
Connotation and Denotation for 400 points
The feelings and
associations that
have come be
attached to a
word.
Connotation and Denotation for 500 points
Words that can
evoke human
reaction, or
emotions.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 100 points
What is having
the capacity?
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 200 points
What is
excite?
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 300 points
What is re-?
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 400 points
What is
anti-?
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots 500 points
What is -ate?
Context Clues for 100 points
What is my own
knowledge or
experience and
context?
Context Clues for 200 points
What is
trapped or
stranded?
Context Clues for 300 points
What is
uncomfortable?
Context Clues for 400 points
What is
address?
Context Clues for 500 points
What are “don’t
wander off,” “stay
close,” and “near
me”?
Similes and Metaphors for 100 points
What is a
simile?
Similes and Metaphors for 200 points
What is a
metaphor?
Similes and Metaphors for 300 points
What is a
simile?
Similes and Metaphors for 400 points
What is a
simile?
Similes and Metaphors for 500 points
What is a
metaphor?
Synonyms and Antonyms for 100 points
What are
antonyms?
Synonyms and Antonyms for 200 points
What are
antonyms?
Synonyms and Antonyms for 300 points
What are
synonyms?
Synonyms and Antonyms for 400 points
What are
synonyms?
Synonyms and Antonyms for 500 points
What are
antonyms?
Connotation and Denotation for 100 points
What is
denotation?
Connotation and Denotation for 200 points
What is praise?
Connotation and Denotation for 300 points
What is
connotation?
Connotation and Denotation for 400 points
What is
connotation?
Connotation and Denotation for 500 points
What is
connation?