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Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #2
1. A windjammer sounds like a storm. What is it really?__________________________
2. Spell mis-sppelled correctly.______________________________________________
3. What is mahjong?______________________________________________________
4. Bouquet can have two meanings. One is a cluster of____________________________
5. Another meaning of bouquet is referring to a wine’s___________________________
6. What is the first word in the z section?_______________________________________
7. What is the second meaning of the word humdrum?___________________________
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8. What is the first entry that includes an illustration?_____________________________
9. What is the first verb in the b section that has four syllables?_____________________
10. What is the first word in the b section of the dictionary?________________________
11. What is the last word in the a section of the dictionary?________________________
12. How many pages of words starting with k are in the dictionary?_________________
13. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with c that has two syllables.
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14. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with g.______________________
15. Look up the word duplicate. In addition to being an adjective it is also a
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16. Look up the word cypress. It is a type of ___________________________________
17. Look up the word meridian. How many syllables does it have?__________________
18. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with d that has two syllables.
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19. How many pages of words starting with r are in the dictionary?__________________
20. What part of speech does the word acrid belong?_____________________________
21. Look up the word silhouette. How many syllables does it have?_________________
22. What is the last word in the v section?______________________________________
23. Find the first adjective in the d section._____________________________________
24. In addition to being a noun, drone is also a__________________________________
25. Give the definition (and page #) of tremulous ________________________________
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26. How many words begin with ps in the dictionary?____________________________
27. What is the correct spelling of Ms. Ryan’s title?______________________________
28. List three words that begin with q that are not followed by u. ___________________
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29. How many syllables are in the word onomatopoeia?__________________________
What part of speech does this word belong?____________________________________
30. Why would you not want to be around something/someone that is irascible?
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31. What is the first three-syllable noun in the g section? __________________________
32. How many syllables does the word guile have?_______________________________
33. How do you feel about something you abhor?_______________________________
34. What is the definition (and page #) of interminable?__________________________
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35. How many adjectives are on page 235?_____________________________________
36. What word is listed after jungle?__________________________________________
37. How many words begin with deh?_________________________________________
38. In addition to being a noun, the word baby is also a ___________________________
and a ___________________________________________________________________
39. A hamlet is a small what?_______________________________________________
40. A scarab is a type of what?______________________________________________