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Blair's Test
"DMS" Walk Two Moons Test D
term | definition | sentence |
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tentative | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | Sal's grandparents had a ____ plan to go to various sites across the United States before seeing the grave of Sal's mom. |
sarcastic/sarcasm | biting , cutting remark; bitter, ironic | Phoebe became quite ___ and made some rude remarks to Sal because Phoebe was upset that her mom was gone. |
somber | dark, gloomy, dull or dark in color, grave, serious | On the night that Phoebe stayed over at Sal's house, she became ___ at bedtime and Sal could hear her crying. |
pious | characterized by a concern with virtue religious devotion | ____ individuals believe that God is omnipotent. |
treacherous | dangerously unstable and unpredictable | Sal drove the car along ___ roads to get to the site of the bus crash. |
legitimate | being in accordance (following) with accepted patterns and standards | Sal was told by the police that she could not drive until she had a ____ driver's license. |
native | belong to, connected with a specific place or country by birth | Sal's mom was a ____ American Indian. |
shrapnel | a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles | When he was looking for a parking spot, Gramps pretended that he suffered from ____ that was left in his leg during the war and parked in the handicapped spot. |
detect | discover or determine the existence, presence or fact of | Gramps could not really ___ the problem with the lady's engine but he tried to help. |
cantankerous | disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish | Grams became ___ when she thought that Gramps was spending time with the egg woman. |
amnesia | complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc. | Someone who is in a car accident and get his hard in the head might suffer from ____. |