Wordly Wise Midterm

Most exciting part of the story is called

Complications the main character(s) must deal with are called

A large group or crowd, especially on the move is a

An area of land; a region is called a

Resolution is where all loose ends are tied off.

A person who comes into a country to live there is a

To fall suddenly toward the earth or to a lower level; to plunge.

Arid means very wet

True or false: A sanctuary is a place of safety or shelter.

Arrogant means

Which word means something that covers or hides from view?

An example of a noun is:

Graze is to

Read, write, count, and sing are examples of

Which word means skilled at speaking or writing?

Stifle means to

Being of use defines

Captivity means to

Which part of speech shows relationship between nouns?

True or false: Boycott means to join others in refusing to deal with a person or group.

Segregate means

How things are done are told by the

True or false: Pedestal is a base and support on which something stands.

Inscribe means to

Conjunction

A, an, and the are examples of:

Conspicuous means

Background information a reader must understand in order to know what is going on in the story

To be slow in leaving is to

Which words means to unite into a whole; especially to end the separation of races?

Adjectives tell the kind of

Innate means having

Squalor means

True or false: Verdict is to cut off the air from ; to smother.

True or false: Moor is to hold in place with ropes or anchors.