Vocab Week 2

Abrasive rough, coarse, harsh Bilk cheat, defraud Covert hidden, undercover Engender cause Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane Knotty complex, difficult to solve Nuance something subtle, a fine shade of meaning Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas Renown fame Tangent going off the main subject

Slick Steve’s only goal in life was to _______ as many elderly people as possible out of their life’s savings. What a rat!

Giving your mom flowers can _______feelings of love and happiness.

Lora’s __________ behavior kept boys from asking her for a date Lora’s __________ behavior kept boys from asking her for a date. She was definitely not ladylike!

The guys from Mythbusters drove hover cars through the ________ at 100 miles per hour.

Marty thought his _________ chewing of gum in class would escape the teacher’s notice, but he was wrong.

If your only goal in life is to gain _______ you will probably be disappointed.

Practicing ________ as an adult will get you arrested, fined, and thrown in jail.

I must admit that I have a tendency to occasionally go off on a _________, but we still accomplish our learning goals.

Mr. Parham cannot understand the subtle _______ that separates “banana yellow” from “sunshine yellow.”

Although the logic problem was a ________ one, Kellie solved it in just a few seconds.