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Word Smackdown
How many of these words do you know?
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Oblivious…obliterated
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Oblivious…obliterated
Being absent-minded or forgetful can lead to being totally demolished!
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anachronism
Something out of historical or chronological order• Isaac Newton with a laptop• Mozart writing hip-hop• Taser-toting Keystone Kop
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Motivated mostly by money
mercenary
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tirade
Long, angry speech
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morose
Gloomy; sullen; grumpy
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PUN: implement a landscaping plan
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PUN: implement a landscaping plan• This pun uses the 2 meanings of a word:• The tools shown are implements• Implement also means to put into effect• (to implement a plan)
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incongruous
Not fitting in; inappropriate(Cats are supposed to chase miceand not the other way around!)
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Test your vocabulary
The following slides contain puzzles or games testing your understanding and recall of the words you have just seen illustrated.
Ready?
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Shared letters: a, i, o, r
Out of historical or chronological order =
__ n a c h __ __ n __ s m
Wiped out without a trace =__ b l __ t e __ __ t e d
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Answers
• Anachronism• Obliterated
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Word Scrambles
Enemy car R = motivated by money__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Melt pi men = to put into effect__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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• Mercenary• Implement
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First … Last
The first and last letters of the words are given. . . . = 1 or more missing letters • Long angry speech = t i. . .de • Gloomy, grumpy = mo. . .ose
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• Tirade• Morose
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Want to know more?
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