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Annika HolkeboerPeriod 1
Word Quiz
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Directions
1)Read the questions and four possible answers
2)Choose the correct answer and click.
3)Don’t click on anything else, or you may answer incorrectly.
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Belabor
verb
to harp on
work hard stop
delay
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Wrong Answer!
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Correct Choice for Belabor!
belabor—to harp on, discuss something endlessly
The cat woman belabored about her cat when it was stuck in the tree.
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Bailiwick
[BAL ee wik]
noun
a safe place
large lantern
area of skill
woven basket
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Correct choice for Bailiwick!
bailiwick—area of special skills, knowledge or authority
Middle Age –baili (deputy sheriff) & wik (village)
The era of silent films was the critics’ bailiwick.
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Skin-flintnoun
bitter
calculating
stingy
argumentative
one who is…
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Correct Choice for skin-flint!
skin-flint—stingy or miserly person
Figuratively, someone who would skin a flint in order to save or gain something.
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Flim-flam
noun
deception
instability
frivolity
amusing story
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Correct Choice for Flim-flam!
flim-flam— deception, especially a swindle involving skillful persuasion
The 1973 Oscar-winning movie The Sting was an elaborate flim-flam.
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Pyrotechnics[pie ro TEK niks]
noun
costly victories
elaborate designs
angry outbursts
fireworks display
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Correct Choice for Pyrotechnics!
pyrotechnics—a fireworks display, also a dazzling show of wit or brilliance
Greek Origins: pyr (fire)
techne (art)
The pyrotechnics of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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Make sure you answer the question!
Click on the slide to return to the question
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Congrats—You Finished
The Quiz!