1. Vocabulary Challenge

2. 1 st CLUE Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. 2 nd CLUE bluff trick; fake; pretend Antonyms? Synonyms? He planned to _________ his way into the movie. reveal; tell truthP.O.S. - ? verb

3. The ocean’s water is dingy, dirty and briny. 1 st CLUE brackish 2nd CLUE Synonyms?salty; briny Antonyms? bland; unsalated P.O.S. - ? adjective Ocean water is _____________.

4. He measured the _________________. 1 st CLUE circumference Synonyms?boundary; rim; around Antonyms? inside; middle P.O.S. - ? noun Harry measured the distance around the orange. 2 nd CLUE

5. 1 st CLUE headway 2nd CLUE Synonyms? advance; progress forward Antonyms? regress; retreatP.O.S. - ? noun It could not make any __________ as its load was too big. Climbing up the hill with a hotdog on its back, the ant was not making much progress.

6. Newspaper is often used to start a fire. 1 st CLUE ignite 2nd CLUE Synonyms?enflame; fire; light up Antonyms? put out; douse; quench P.O.S. - ? verb But you need a match to ___________ it into flames.

7. Rockefeller Center has thousands of lights brightening the scene for the holidays. 1 st CLUE illuminate 2nd CLUE Synonyms?light up; lighten Antonyms? blacken; darken P.O.S. - ? verb The holiday lights ____________ the whole area.

8. Tenuously we waited for the approaching storm. 1 st CLUE impending 2nd CLUE Synonyms?approaching; coming; nearing P.O.S. - ? adj. Hurricane Sandy was ______________; it was almost upon us. Antonyms? late; distant; remote

9. Matilda’s behavior was disgraceful and unseemly, running up and down the church aisles. 1 st CLUE repugnant 2nd CLUE Synonyms? Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? adj. We considered her actions ____________. inoffensive; acceptable abhorrent; awful; gross

10. When the train went off the track everyone thought a bandit had ruined the track. 1 st CLUE sabotage 2nd CLUE Synonyms? destruction; demolition; mischief Antonyms? assistance; fix, help P.O.S. - ? noun We all thought it was _______________.

11. Fortunately we were not rapacious as the food cupboard had not been replenished due to flood. 1 st CLUE scarcity 2nd CLUE Synonyms?Lack; shortage; want Antonyms? Surplus; abundance P.O.S. - ? noun There was a ____________ of food.

12. The recluse came out of hiding, brandishing a sword, and wrecking havoc everywhere. 1 st CLUE sabotage 2nd CLUE Synonyms?destroy; devastate; crush Antonyms? build; repair; restore P.O.S. - ? verb He planned to ______________ the peace.

13. It was impossible to quell Alice’s enthusiasm and passion for helping others. 1 st CLUE zeal 2nd CLUE Synonyms?passion; enthusiasm; gusto Antonyms? bored; lazy; apathetic P.O.S. - ? noun Her _________ to help was always over the top.