Warm up

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____

2. magazine


reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?

3. a man of few words

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ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet


WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture

3. at the beginning of an opera.

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(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

2. building

WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to

2. open a window.

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PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____

2. spacious

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato

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WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____

2. scatter


Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels

3. very bored.

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ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____

2. leafy

Word Quiz

spelunk
I thought it would be fun to spelunk with my Uncle Bo because

3. caves fascinate me.

Monday: Analogy

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy

WORD QUIZ
raconteur - 話し上手な人, 談話家.
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

office letter

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What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____

3. songbird
What does it mean?
meritocracy
Word Quiz
My swim camp uses a system of meritocracy to decide who will be lifeguard.

2. The strongest swimmer is lifeguard.

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What word completes the analogy?
IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____

3. step
WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?

2. a turtle's shell

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(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp

3. marsh
WORD QUIZ
viscous
"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.

1. "They can bite for no reason."

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(What is an analogy?)
EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet
1. chatty


WORD QUIZ
plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?

2. The bus came late.

BCIS Letter

Thursday Tech Talk 2.4

Wednesday Tech Talk 9/3/07

1) Name two examples of financial and accounting software.
Quicken
Microsoft Money

2) Name one drawback to upgrading software.
Drawbacks could include incompatibility with older hardware and software, conflicts with existing programs, and the time it takes to learn new software

3) Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.
algorithms

4) Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc

Tech Talk 9/2/07

Tech Talk: Bits and Bites 9/1/07

Analogy/Word Oct. 4

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.