ELA Chapter 7 6th grade WWW quiz

Brawl

n. A rough, noisy fight

v. To fight noisily (Ant: Peace, love)

Casual

adj. Not planned

Not regular; occasional

Suitable for everyday use; comfortable (Ant: 1. Planned 2. Regular 3. Uncomfortable, uncommon for use)

Constant

adj. Not changing

Loyal; faithful

Without a pause; unending (Ant: Changing, disloyal, ending soon / having an end)

Excel

v. To do well; to be better or greater then others (Ant: Worse, to fail, to falter)

Exhaust

v. To use up

To tired out

n. The waste gases from an engine; also, the system that pumps out such waste gases (Ant: To preserve / save, to save energy, not waste gases from an engine?

Hardy

adj. Able to survive under bad conditions; tough (Ant: Weak

Mediocre

adj. Of low to medium quality; barely passable (Ant: Extremely high quality, or extremely poor quality.

Monotonous

adj. Always the same; not varying; boring

n. Lack of variety resulting in boredom (Ant: Excitement / exciting, enthusiastic.

Originate

v. To bring or to come into being

n. A beginning or coming into being (Ant: An end, finished.

Punctuate

v. To add marks such as commas and periods to writing to make the meaning clear.

To interrupt from time to time

n. The use of marks such as commas and periods in writing (Ant: No interruptions / listening, no punctuation ig?

Ravenous

adj. Very hungry

Eager for whatever satisfies one’s needs or wants (Ant: Very full / not hungry, not wanting to please someone.

Realistic

adj. Closely resembling real life.

Aware of things as they are; practical (Ant: Very fictional; fantasy, unpractical.

Soothe

v. To make calm and relaxed

To relive soreness; to make less painful (Ant: To unnerve; annoy, to cause soreness.

Stampede

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n. A sudden rush of animals or people, usually caused by fear.

v. To take part in a stampede (Ant: An absence of people, no one.

Veteran

n. A person who has served in the armed forces.

A person with much experience.

adj. Experienced (Ant: A civilian, a newbie; a person with little to no experience, inexperienced.