1. Vocab Week 2

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

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

4. Giving your mom flowers can _______feelings of love and happiness.

5. 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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