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Hodge Podge

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Vocabulary:Lesson 5

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Lesson 3

Hodge Podge

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After the first body was found, the tension in the room became __________.

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What is:

After the first body was found, the tension in the

room became palpable. ?

palpable ?

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Through many hours of practice with coins and cards,

he became a master at the skill of ___________.

1-200A1 - 100What is:

Through many hours of practice with coins and cards,

he became a master at the skill of prestidigitation.?

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a. Her baby’s symptoms indicated that he was born with Down’s __________.

b. The ___________constantly brought the boss coffee and donuts, and

always did whatever he asked of her.

1-300A1 - 100What are:

a. Her baby’s symptoms indicated that he was born with Down’s Syndrome.

b. The sycophant constantly brought the boss coffee and donuts, and always did

whatever he asked of her.

?

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a. After being the _________ for his brother’s mistakes for the

third time that day, James finally told his parents the truth.

b. After his __________ deeds, he went to jail for a long time.

1-400A1 - 100What are:

a. After being the scapegoat for his brother’s mistakes for the third time

that day, James finally told his parents the truth.

b. After his nefarious deeds, he went to jail for a long time.

?

1-500a. The old bowl was broken and considered ______________.

b. Visiting museum displays of ancient Egypt is a good way to study the history

of the __________________.

c. After getting an A on his summer reading essay, he considered his one

mistake to be __________.

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What are:a. The old bowl was broken and

considered picayune.

b. Visiting museum displays of ancient Egypt is a good way to study the history

of the sarcophagus.

c. After getting an A on his summer reading essay, he considered his one

mistake to be trivial. ?

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extravagant, artificial language padded

with words

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What is bombast ?

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Counterfeit

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What is spurious ?

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true without deceit, honest, unadulterated

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What is sincere ?

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a. Any worldwide, or church unity

b. using language sparingly, getting to the point

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What is:a.ecumenical

b. laconic ?

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Synonym, Antonym, or NO Relationship to each other:

a. catholic---ecumenical

b. adroit---gauche

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What are:

1. catholic---ecumenical (synonyms)

2. adroit---gauche (antonyms)

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Too conspicuous or showy.

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What is blatant ?

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Free, without charge • action

without cause

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What is gratuitous?

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a. A ludicrous distortionb. Able to be bought off,

mercenary, corrupt

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What is:

a.travestyb. venal ?

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a. A pardonable or excusable deed.

b. A shrewish, ill-tempered

woman

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What is:

a.venialb. vixen ?

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a. Clumsy, awkward, especially in social

situations.b. Remarkably bad

c. Equal person

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What are:a.gauche

b.egregiousc.peer ?

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The person who handles

financial matters

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What is a bursar ?

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One who attacks cherished institutions or scorns traditional

ideals as being shams

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What is an iconoclast ?

4-300a. To pacify, to atone for, to cause to become more favorable, to win, or to

regain good will

b. a deadlock

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What are:

a.propitiate

b.stalemate ?

4-400a. to denote a person converted to a new religion or political

philosophy; converted to a new cause

b. unspoken, unvoiced

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What is:

a. proselyte

b. tacit ?

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a. A substitution, either real or imaginary

b. Intended to do one harm.

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What are:

a.vicariouslyb.bane ?

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Assistant or helper, most commonly a boy who serves a priest at

Catholic Mass

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What is an acolyte ?

5-200a. The conclusion in which the author makes known

the outcome of the situations he has created

b. A bottomless gulf, any deep, immeasurable

space

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What are:

a.denouement

b.abyss ?

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a. vicious, scolding woman, usually an old woman

b. One’s disposition

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What are:

a. harridan

b. humor ?

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One of the missions sits atop a sandstone mesa in

valencia county, new mexico

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What is:

A.Valencia County,

B. New Mexico ?

5-500 a. A trite or insipid remark, a truism, a cliché, all of which are flat as far

as originality of thought and expression are concerned.

b. A point of view that insists upon conformity to a rigid pattern

regardless of individual differences.

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What are:

a. procrustean

b. platitude?

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egregious---nefarious

a. Synonym?b. Antonym?

c. Nothing in common

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What is a synonym?

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a. His A+ on the test showed that he had more than an ______of knowledge on

Shakespeare.

b. His ___________ resulted in being one of the finest violin players in the

country.

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What is:a. His A+ on the test showed that he

had more than an iota of knowledge on Shakespeare.

b. His prestidigitation resulted in being one of the finest violin players in the

country.

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His coughing fit was due to his blocked sarcophagus. (T or F)

The _________ was nervous about assisting the priest during the

Sunday mass.

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What are:

(F) His coughing fit was due to his blocked sarcophagus.

The acolyte was nervous about assisting the priest during the

Sunday mass.

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Quince thought back on Helms’ battered body; this was not a 1.) ________________ crime, but one

motivated by jealousy or greed. A 2.) _____________

_____ of Helms, perhaps someone with whom he socialized or worked with everyday, might have

been motivated to do this.

6-400A1 - 100Quince thought back on Helms’ battered

body; this was not a 1.) venal crime, but one

motivated by jealousy or greed.

A 2.) peer of Helms, perhaps someone with whom he

socialized or worked with everyday, might have

been motivated to do this.

6-500Synonym, Antonym, or NO Relationship to each other:

a. Iconoclast: procrustean

b. innuendo: tacit

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What are:

a.Antonyms

b. Synonyms

A hot, muggy breeze billowed the curtains away from the window in small gusts. Detective Markham sat at his desk contemplating the pile of uninteresting, unimportant, _______________ cases in the folders in front of him. He was weary of the ______________ _ jobs of little worth that had come his way lately; he felt himself worthy of more important assignments. Restlessly, he wiped his sweaty face; the heat had become a _______________ presence in the tiny office. On the other hand, Markham was no ________ ______, and he refused to demean himself to those in the DA’s office in hopes of more interesting work coming his way. He would, however, have liked to have had a chance at the strange case of the university murder. Professor Quincy looked like he was going to be the _______________ for whatever _______________ deeds were taking place in the archaeology department.

A hot, muggy breeze billowed the curtains away from the window in small gusts. Detective Markham sat at his desk

contemplating the pile of uninteresting, unimportant, trivial cases in the folders in front of him. He was weary of the picayune jobs of little worth that had

come his way lately; he felt himself worthy of more important assignments. Restlessly, he wiped his sweaty face; the heat had

become a palpable presence in the tiny office. On the other hand, Markham was no sycophant and he refused

to demean himself to those in the DA’s office in hopes of more interesting work coming his way. He would, however, have

liked to have had a chance at the strange case of the university murder. Professor Quincy looked like he was going to be the

scapegoat for whatever nefarious deeds were taking place in the archaeology department.