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1 Vocab & Spelling Basketball!
Let’s play… Vocab & Spelling Basketball!                                                                     

2 DEF: Able to say something in an acceptable way without offending
POS? Adjective                                               Trick? The way you “act” or “react” to something? **tACTful tactful

3 DEF: To examine closely or carefully
                                              POS: Verb Trick: If you squint your eyes you scrutinize! scrutinize

4 placid DEF: Calm in nature or appearance POS? Adjective Trick?
                                              POS? Adjective Think of a place that is calm… place sounds like placid Trick?

5 solemn POS? Adjective Trick? DEF: Serious, grave
                                              A person’s soul (sole) would leave them if they were in a grave, and that would be a serious matter. Trick? solemn

6 DEF: A feeling of strong dislike
POS? Noun                                               Trick? It has the “m” word in it and Mrs. Duncan has strong dislike for this word animosity

7 You usually vent to someone you are passionate about
DEF: passionate POS? Adjective                                   Trick? You usually vent to someone you are passionate about fervent

8 If your teacher is dangerous or mean, he/she would be treacherous!
DEF: Dangerous POS? Adjective Trick? If your teacher is dangerous or mean, he/she would be treacherous! treacherous

9 Glare & glower both start with “gl”
DEF: To glare POS? Verb Trick? Glare & glower both start with “gl” glower

10 If you know pertinent you will know this word!
DEF: not related to, not pertinent POS? Adjective If you know pertinent you will know this word! Trick? irrelevant

11 DEF: related, or relevant Pertaining to the subject
POS: Adjective Trick? Pertaining to the subject pertinent

12 DEF: A feeling of strong dislike
POS? Noun Trick? It has the “m” word in it and Mrs. Duncan has strong dislike for this word animosity

13 DEF: Able to say something in an acceptable way without offending
POS? Adjective Trick? The way you “act” or “react” to something? **tACTful tactful

14 DEF: To examine closely or carefully
                                              POS: Verb Trick: If you squint your eyes you scrutinize! scrutinize

15 DEF: Serious POS? Adjective                                               Trick? Both start with “s” solemn

16 If you know pertinent you will know this word!
DEF: not related to, not pertinent POS? Adjective If you know pertinent you will know this word! Trick? irrelevant

17 If your teacher is dangerous or mean, he/she would be treacherous!
DEF: Dangerous POS? Adjective Trick? If your teacher is dangerous or mean, he/she would be treacherous! treacherous

18 DEF: related, or relevant Pertaining to the subject
POS: Adjective Trick? Pertaining to the subject pertinent

19 DEF: A feeling of strong dislike
POS? Noun Trick? It has the “m” word in it and Mrs. Duncan has strong dislike for this word animosity

20 REdundant….REpetetion
DEF: Able to say something in an acceptable way without offending POS? Adjective Trick? REdundant….REpetetion tactful

21 placid DEF: Calm in nature or appearance POS? Adjective Trick?
                                              POS? Adjective Think of a place that is calm… place sounds like placid Trick?

22 “Good Luck on your test tomorrow!” “Study some more tonight!”
“Go for an A+!!!” “You can do it!!!” -Mrs. Duncan

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