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Raucous-Yammer

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What part of speech is "raucous"? adjective
What part of speech is "scintillate"? verb
What part of speech is "truculent"? adjective
What part of speech is "vacillate"? verb
What part of speech is "yammer"? verb
Whenever someone is loud and noisy and harsh-sounding, think of Jerry Jaguar, who was all _________________________, and you will remember the word "raucous". raw cuss
Whenever someone (or something) sparkles, or twinkles, or gives off light, think of Gloriana, who loved to _______________________, and you will remember the word "scintillate". sin till late
Whenever someone is fierce, or cruel, or savage, think of the ____________________, and you will remember the word "truculent". truck Hugh lent
Whenever someone can't make up his mind about something and wavers from side to side, think of ____________________, and you will remember the word "vacillate". Vassal 8
Whenever someone chatters and complains nonstop, think of the vegetable who couldn't stand to hear ______________________, and you will remember the word "yammer". one yam more
Whenever someone tries to make an impossble dream come truem think of _______________________, and you will remember the word "quixotic". Quick-Saw-Tick
Quixotic means _________________________. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
Vacillate means ________________________. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute:
Scintillate means _______________________. to sparkle; flash
Truculent means ________________________. aggressively hostile; belligerent
Raucous means _________________________. rowdy; disorderly
Yammer means __________________________. to whine or complain
an antonym for vacillate decide
a synonym for vacillate fluctuate
a synonym for scintillate glimmer
a synonym for raucous rowdy
a synonym for quixotic fantastic
a synonym for yammer complain
a synonym for truculent fierce
an antonym for quixotic realistic
an antonym for yammer rejoice
an antonym for raucous calm
an antonym for scintillate dull
an antonym for truculent kind
Created by: Mrs Ledyard
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