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January 7, 2008
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
commercialWhich Means:Advertisements on television or radio. As In:
Heads Up!Commercial also relates to business and profit: Her product idea of a homework robot was a commercial success. |
squealWhich Means:To make a high-pitched scream, like pig or a group of excited girls. As In:
Heads Up!The QU in squeal sounds like KW, and the EA makes a long E sound. |
craftyWhich Means:Skillful in a negative or secretive way by tricking people. As In:
Heads Up!This word can also mean skillful with the hands, in a good way, such as an artist is. |
astonishWhich Means:To shock or surprise greatly. As In:
Heads Up!What astonishes you? |
dartWhich Means:To move quickly. As In:
Heads Up!A dart can also be the sharp fat little arrow you throw at a dartboard in playing the game darts. |
acmeWhich Means:The highest point of something. As In:
Heads Up!You can also use it this way: What was the acme of your holiday vacation this year? |
arrowheadWhich Means:A triangular shaped piece found at the end of an arrow. As In:
Heads Up!What do you call a word that is made up of two words, like this one? (A compound word.) |
fumesWhich Means:The exhaust or gas from a chemical or other strong substance, usually smelling unpleasant. As In:
Heads Up!This word appears in the plural only. The word 'fume' is a verb and means something different. Check it out in your dictionary! |
fretWhich Means:To worry and be nervous about something. As In:
Heads Up!The past tense and present participle of this word are 'fretted' and 'fretting' with two Ts. |
hurly-burlyWhich Means:Noisy uproar, commotion. As In:
Heads Up!What other word have we learned that means a noisy uproar? (Brouhaha!). |
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Now that you have reviewed the words, challenge your memory! 
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He auditioned for a television commercial yesterday.
The pigs squealed when the farmer came into the pen.
He's a crafty old man, making people think he was actually working on the railroad.
I will astonish my mom with an A+ this term!
The magic trick is for the rabbit to dart out of the drum.
She reached the acme of the mountain in record time.
The archeologists unearthed many arrowheads from that region.
Paint with the windows open or the fumes will give you a headache! 
Don't fret! I will be back soon.
Hurly-burly erupted in the courtroom when the accused man was found innocent.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC