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Word Quiz. Annika Holkeboer Period 1. Directions. Read the questions and four possible answers Choose the correct answer and click. Don’t click on anything else, or you may answer incorrectly. Belabor verb. t o harp on. delay. work hard. stop. Wrong Answer !. Give it Another Try!.
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Word Quiz Annika Holkeboer Period 1
Directions • Read the questions and four possible answers • Choose the correct answer and click. • Don’t click on anything else, or you may answer incorrectly.
Belabor verb to harp on delay work hard stop
Wrong Answer! Give it Another Try!
Correct Choice for Belabor! belabor—to harp on, discuss something endlessly The cat woman belabored about her cat when it was stuck in the tree.
Bailiwick [BAL eewik] noun a safe place area of skill large lantern woven basket
Correct choice for Bailiwick! bailiwick—area of special skills, knowledge or authority Middle Age –baili (deputy sheriff) & wik (village) The era of silent films was the critics’ bailiwick.
Skin-flint noun one who is… bitter stingy calculating argumentative
Correct Choice for skin-flint! skin-flint—stingy or miserly person Figuratively, someone who would skin a flint in order to save or gain something.
Flim-flam noun deception frivolity instability amusing story
Correct Choice for Flim-flam! flim-flam— deception, especially a swindle involving skillful persuasion The 1973 Oscar-winning movie The Sting was an elaborate flim-flam.
Pyrotechnics [pie ro TEK niks] noun costly victories angry outbursts elaborate designs fireworks display
Correct Choice for Pyrotechnics! pyrotechnics—a fireworks display, also a dazzling show of wit or brilliance Greek Origins: pyr (fire) techne(art) The pyrotechnics of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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