Civil War novel vocabulary plus game

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A person who believes in changing the laws that allow slavery

A Confederate

B Yankee

C abolitionist

D slaver

body of persons set to common purpose

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A

Committee

B

Impatient

C

Impose

D

Agriculture

The science or art of farming

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A

Settee

B

Pantalette

C

Equality

D

Agriculture

relating to ownership or having the desire to own.

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A

Oppressive

B

Possessive

C

Impose

D

Equivocal

burdensome or severe

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A

Agrarian

B

Absolute

C

Oppressive

D

Settee

Relating to farm land or fields

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A

Agriculture

B

Agrarian

C

Sentinel

D

Inaugurate

The state of being the same

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A

Equality

B

Sensitive

C

Impose

D

Indulge

To bring about, begin, or put into place or office

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A

Impose

B

Equivocal

C

Sensitive

D

Inaugurate

An emotion or specific view based on feeling

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A

Sensitive

B

Impatient

C

Settee

D

Sentiment

Ruffled long underwear ("small" pants)

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A

Flannelette

B

Agrarian

C

Pantalette

D

Impatient

to give free rein; to pamper or spoil

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A

Absolute

B

Indulge

C

Equivocal

D

Equality

Subject to two or more interpretations; undecided

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A

Impose

B

Equivocal

C

Settee

D

Oppressive

Sentry or guard

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A

Flannelette

B

Impose

C

Settee

D

Sentinel

A lightweight flannel or napped material

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A

Settee

B

Pantalette

C

Flannelette

D

Agriculture

Highly responsive or aware of feelings

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A

Equivocal

B

Impose

C

Sensitive

D

Sentiment

Free from question or restraint; ultimate

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A

Absolute

B

Impose

C

Oppressive

D

Impatient

Not willing to bear or wait; hasty

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A

Equality

B

Impatient

C

Possessive

D

Oppressive

Small Sofa

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A

Settee

B

Indulge

C

Absolute

D

Pantalette

to establish or put upon by force

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A

Impatient

B

Committee

C

Impose

D

Agrarian

"Agri-"/ "Agra-"

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A

Related to War or Battle

B

Related to Family and Friends

C

Related to Fields and Farming

D

Related to Children and Growth

"Equ-"/ "Equi-"

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A

Different from one another

B

Toward or in the direction of

C

The same for both

D

To make possible

"Sent-"/ "Sens-"

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A

Relating to money

B

To make possible

C

Away from

D

Feeling, awareness

"Ab-"

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A

Not; to establish or apply

B

From; away; off

C

Relating to stomach muscles

D

Around; over; into

"Im-"

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A

Not; to establish or apply

B

Into; less

C

Except for

D

Feeling, awareness

"In-"

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A

To make impossible

B

To inform

C

To make possible

D

To arrange

"-ee"

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A

Something that shows or takes

B

Something that performs or receives

C

Having the quality of

D

From; away; off

"-ette"

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A

Something that performs or receives

B

Having the quality of

C

Related to dancing

D

Small version of

"-ive"

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A

Relating to swimming

B

Having the quality of

C

Small version of

D

Something that performs or receives

"Ab-", "im-", and "in-" are all...

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A

appendices.

B

prefixes.

C

suffixes.

D

appendages.

Examples of __________ include "-ee", "-ette", "-ive"

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A

roots

B

appendices

C

prefixes

D

suffixes

Adding "im-" to the front of the word "polite" would result in a word that meant...

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A

without kindness.

B

without humor.

C

with joy.

D

without manners.

Sentinel, agriculture, and committee are all...

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A

nouns

B

verbs

C

adjectives

D

adverbs

Equivocal is a(n)...

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A

noun

B

verb

C

adjective

D

adverb

Possessive and absolute are...

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A

nouns.

B

verbs.

C

adjectives.

D

adverbs.

Inaugurate is a(n)...

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A

noun.

B

verb.

C

adjective.

D

adverb.

Watch out for that burning beam!" is an example of a(n) __________________ sentence.

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A

declarative

B

interrogative

C

imperative

D

exclamatory

"Your eighth grade English class will be held in the library because of testing." This is an
example of a(n) ______________ sentence.

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A

declarative

B

interrogative

C

imperative

D

exclamatory

Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, does, DO, did, can, could, shall,
should, will, would, may, might, and must are common ______.

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A

helping or auxiliary verbs.

B

sing-along favorites.

C

transitive verbs.

D

vivid verbs.

My grandfather thinks he should _________ himself less with snacking since he gained
weight over Thanksgiving.

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A

inaugurate

B

oppress

C

equivocate

D

indulge

Bob's father grew _________ with the chronic lies, since putting up with them for so long.

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A

absolute

B

possessive

C

sentimental

D

impatient

The baby was wrapped in ____________ and tucked into the crib.

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A

sentiment

B

flannelette

C

committee

D

pantaletteThe burden of listening to her neighbor's daily racist remarks grew more and more
___________ until she could no longer bear it and she made a police report.

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A

possessive

B

absolute

C

impatient

D

oppressive

After her husband's death, she felt more _________ to the losses experienced by others.

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A

sentimental

B

sensitive

C

agrarian

D

absolute

The bodyguard was the only __________ employed during the late night attack.

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A

sentiment

B

abolitionist

C

committee

D

sentinel

The toddler was so ____________ of her toys that she constantly cried out, "Mine! Mine!"

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A

imposing

B

absolute

C

oppressive

D

possessive

To ___________ or force your ideas on another person is a form of oppression.

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A

indulge

B

impose

C

establish

D

inaugurate

Respect for others is ___________ expected in this classroom!

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A

sentimentally

B

unequivocally

C

indulgently

D

possessively

In the United States, new presidents are _____________ in late January after a November
election.

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A

imposed

B

oppressed

C

abolished

D

inaugurated

The tired professor was lying on the ________ in her living room.

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A

flannelette

B

sentinel

C

settee

D

committee

The dictator ruled with ___________ authority because no one was allowed to challenge
him for fear of death.

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A

equivocal

B

sensitive

C

absolute

D

indulgent

When the Native Americans were forced from being nomadic to a more __________
society, they relied less on hunting and more on crops.

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A

equal

B

impatient

C

agrarian

D

possessive

Indulge and impose are...

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A

nouns.

B

verbs.

C

adjectives.

D

adverbs.

The root of "abolitionist" is "abolish" which is a(n)...

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A

noun.

B

verb.

C

adjective.

D

adverb.

Equivocally would be a(n)...

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A

noun.

B

verb.

C

adjective.

D

adverb.

Indulgent would be a(n)...

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A

noun.

B

verb.

C

adjective

D

adverb.