#31 3/4/15 Explicit Ex-plis-it I gave my daughter explicit orders that

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#31 3/4/15

 Explicit o Ex-plis-it o I gave my daughter explicit orders that she should not open the door if anyone knocks. o Adjective o Definitely stated; clearly expressed o Provide 1 Antonym

#32 3/4/15

 Omen o O-men o Losing my wallet before the trip was a bad omen o Noun o A sign or event thought to foretell good or bad fortune o In a sentence, tell what do you consider to be a good and bad omen.

#33 3/5/14 o Inflection o In-fleck-shun o The inflection of Mr. Simmons’s voice changed when Mrs. Weatherman entered the room because the principal made him very nervous. o Noun o A variation; a curving or bending; change in pitch/loudness of voice o Provide 2 antonyms of inflection

#34 3/5/14 o Air o The two enemies who normally avoided one another finally decided to air out their grievances. o Verb o To make public utterance, to verbalize or speak o Use the word air in a sentence using the definition above.

#35 3/6/15

 Plaintive o Plain-tiv o The plaintive poem brought tears to her eyes. o Adjective o Expressing sorrow; mournful o Use the word plaintive within a sentence

#36 3/6/15

 Aloof o Uh-loof o The teacher remained aloof for a few days after arguing with the principal o Adjective o Reserved, distant, quiet o Provide 2 synonyms

#37 3/9/15

 Covert o

Ko-vert o

Mr. Simmons went on a covert mission to steal the last brownie. o

Adjective o

Secret, concealed, stealthy o

Provide 2 antonyms

#38 3/9/15

 Fickle o

Fick-ul o

Because she never kept one boyfriend for too long, her friends said Kesha was fickle. o

Adjective o

Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason o

Write a sentence using fickle in which you identify something that is fickle.

#39 3/10/15

 Divulge o Di-vulj o The reporter was fired when she divulged information from a classified document. o Verb o To tell; to reveal as a secret o 2 Antonyms

#40 3/10/15

 Berserk o Ber-zurk o My father almost went berserk when I told him I had dented his new car. o Adjective o In a state of violent or destructive rage o Use berserk within a sentence.

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