Palmer Trimester 1 Flashcards
Memorize these words as part of the required Word Choice Badge. You also have to memorize 50 of your own. (50 cards)
A major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book. Each may be further divided into smaller sections, called scenes. Plays can have as many as five ______ or as few as one.
act
To become weaker; to decrease. The speaker waited until the applause had _____ before continuing.
abate
To admit the existence of. Did the police officer _____ your right to remain silent?
acknowledge
A person who acts or does business for another. The author’s ______ found a company to publish his latest mystery story.
agent
The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action. Only the Congress of the United States has the ________ to declare war.
authority
To ruin or destroy completely. Farmers in the Midwest fear that lack of rain will _____ the wheat crop.
devastate
The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time. The flu _______ of 1918 killed over twenty million people in the Northern Hemisphere.
epidemic
A number that is not exact; a careful guess. The mechanic’s ________ for repairing the car is $1,000.
estimate
To force out of property by taking legal action. The landlord threatened to _____ the tenants for not paying the rent.
evict
Not favoring one side more than another; fair. A judge should be _____ in the courtroom.
impartial
Hardworking; not lazy. The more ______ workers in the clothing factory were rewarded with pay raises at the end of the year.
industrious
To make very angry. Cruelty to animals ________ me.
infuriate
Having nothing to do with the subject. The candidate’s personal wealth is _____ to our discussion about his qualifications for the job.
irrelevant
Exact; accurate. Do you know the _____ time that your plane arrives?
precise
Something fake or false. Their offer to make us rich turned out to be a _____
sham
A long, slow, and difficult journey. The hikers were exhausted after their _____ over the mountain.
trek
Wise in a clever or practical way. An _______ shopper compares prices carefully before making a purchase.
astute
Genuine; true. An authority on old maps declared that the sixteenth-century chart of the Florida Keys is _____.
authentic
A choice item of food. Smoked salmon is a _______.
delicacy
Expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. His habit of making ______ comments about his co-workers made him unpopular.
derogatory
To eat up hungrily. The wolf was about to ____ Little Red Riding Hood when the woodcutter arrived.
devour
Something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality. The monster in the closet is a ____ of the child’s imagination.
figment
Imaginary; not real. Unicorns are ______ creatures.
mythical
A bird’s feathers. Parrots have brightly colored ______.
plumage
