10/31/07

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____

2. magazine


reticent

Who is likely to be described as reticent?

3. a man of few words

10/30/07

ANALOGY

GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass

1. trumpet

WORD QUIZ

overture

You would most likely find an overture

3. at the beginning of an opera.

10/29/07

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)

LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

2. building

WORD QUIZ

fusty

If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to

2. open a window.

10/26/07

RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____


3. coloring

WORD QUIZ

porcine

Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?

1. Porky Pig

10/25/07

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____

2. spacious


Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato

10/22/07

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____

3. Popeye

Word Quiz

What does it mean?
raconteur

My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

2007/10/friday-october-19-2007
(What is an analogy?)

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____

1. unyielding

What does it mean?

cacophony

Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?

2. monkeys with cymbals

10/18/07

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy

2. formal

WORD QUIZ

posthumous
A posthumous book is

3. published after the author has died.

tuesday-october-16-2007
(What is an analogy?)

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

1. exercise


WORD QUIZ

augur

An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to

2. learn what his future held.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM

MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____

2. shape

WORD QUIZ

raconteur

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

Monday, October 8, 2007
(What is an analogy?)

IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____

3. step

WORD QUIZ

gossamer

Which looks most like gossamer?

a spider's web

wednesday-october-10-2007

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp


3. marsh

WORD QUIZ

viscous

"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.


2. "They have a slimy feel."

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____


3. music

WORD
acme

You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he


3. became a movie and television star.

10/4/07 warm up

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger.

WARM UP

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?
CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____

2. glass


Word Quiz

What does it mean?
perfunctory
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—

3. it was just a quick squeeze.