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For the Week ending 8/7/09 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC IS
SPELLING BEE TRIP-UPS
prepared by
ANDREW JAMIESON, M.D.
Vancouver, WA
Directions: You will be given a definition and a sentence containing a blank. Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
ruin, despoil; to rob or deprive of something
The sub-prime mortgage fiasco will _______ many homeowners of their dream house.
a diviner who bases his predictions on the entrails of sacrificial animals.
After his examination of the intestines of the sacrificial lamb, the _______ predicted famine in the land.
a small, usually round, medicinal lozenge; pastille
Treating an oral yeast infection (thrush), may involve dissolving a _______ several times a day.
a hall for public lectures or discussions
The university _______, a frequent venue for lectures and orations, entertained the national spelling bee.
indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic
Students, typically _______ on spring break, partied on the beach with insouciance.