Friday, October 19, 2007

warm-up

(What is an analogy?)
ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
flexible


What does it mean?
cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
monkeys with cymbals

Thursday, October 18, 2007

warm-up 18

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
drab

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
published after the author has died

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

warm-up

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____

2. thief




verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

warm-up

LEMON: YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

3. comfy

WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to

2. learn what his future held.

warm-up

Analogy&Vocabulary
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
fuzzy


raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
I could listen to her stories for hours