English, 28.01.2020 05:31, sierra6816
Currently 35 points (don't know why it says
write a story using all of the following vocabulary words once;
deft - neatly skillful and quick in one's movements
extemporizing - compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise
incredulously - unwilling or unable to believe something
strident - loud and harsh
supercilious - looking or behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others
contiguous - sharing a common border; touching
hauteur - disdainful pride (arrogance)
incessant - continuing without pause or interruption (of something regarded as unpleasant)
ex: ceaseless
defunct - no longer existing or function
harrowed - cause distress to
nebulous - in the form of a cloud or haze (hazy)
serf - an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.
vestige - a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
dilatory - slow to act
staid - sedate, respectable, and unadventurous (proper)
turgid - swollen
portentous - of or like a portent (ominous / threatening)
precipitously - very steeply
prig - a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others
truculent - eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
fortuitously - by chance rather than intention (lucky chance)
redolent - strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
adventitious - happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature (unplanned)
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
synonym: equivalent
***the story does not have to be good, just needs the vocabulary in it***
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English, 22.06.2019 00:00, student8248
The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat
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English, 22.06.2019 00:30, babylear
“second, the reviewer must know the current trends in movie-making. what types of technology are available? are audiences more drawn to low-budget, independent films, or huge, explosive blockbusters? ” the passage above is explaining a. important information you must have before watching a movie c. what a reviewer must understand to write effective reviews b. why it is impossible to understand the movie business d. how to break into the cinematography business
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English, 22.06.2019 03:10, arthurcasella
Why would the author show scout behaving like a lady lady during aunt alexandra's circle, even though she hates doing so? select all that apply. (to kill a mockingbird) to show her acceptance of that role in life to demonstrate empathy for aunt alexandra to reflect on scout's emotional confusion to show scout's growth and maturity
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Currently 35 points (don't know why it says
write a story using all of the following vocabular...
write a story using all of the following vocabular...