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MiddleSchool Words#2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pun | play on words |
| obituary | death notice |
| satire | ridicule |
| humiliate | to offend someone's pride or dignity |
| photogenic | having qualities that are attractive or suitable for photographing |
| conspicuous | 1. Easily seen; obvious. 2. Attracting attention; striking; remarkable. |
| cunning | sly, crafty, or clever. |
| debris | the scattered remains of something broken, destroyed, or discarded; rubble or wreckage |
| disdain – noun: | A feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless, or low; scorn or contempt |
| disdain – verb: | to have or show this feeling about someone or something |
| exhilarate | to cause someone to feel very happy; elate |
| eavesdrop | to listen secretly to the private conversation of others |
| grueling | physically or mentally exhausting |
| emerge | to become visible or known |
| headway | progress toward a destination or a goal |
| impending | about to occur |
| ignite | 1. To cause something to start burning. 2. To begin to burn; catch fire. |
| momentum | a quantity used to measure the motion of a body, equal to the product of its mass and velocity. Any change in the speed or direction of a body changes its momentum |
| ominous | being a sign of trouble, danger, or disaster; threatening. |