The wet roads and faulty breaks caused the car to ______ into a building. (careen or conspiracy)
careen
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"Screech!! The careening cars swerved around the tree. Narrowly escaping a crash." What type of figurative language? (allusion / metaphor / onomatopoeia / hyperbole)
onomatopoeia
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eraser
Reset score!
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magnet
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fairy
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thief
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________, Mom said no you can't go to the party. (In a nutshell or cahoots)
In a nutshell
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seesaw
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seesaw
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fairy
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When the candy store owner asked the little girl if she would like a piece of candy, she acted all ___ or shy. (orchestrated or sheepish)
sheepish
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lifesaver
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magnet
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rocket
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baam
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The mobsters were in ___ for most of their lives, looking for ways to steal from small businesses. (conspiracy or cahoots)
cahoots
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Bella Tuff, Janice, and Darrel Sullivan are all ___ in the mystery. (clients, suspects, or guilty)
suspects
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Mom!! Tell Tyler to stop ___ me! He won't stop copying everything I do! (careening or imitating)
imitating
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trap
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gold
Win 50 points!
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fairy
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thief
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Some people believe the ____ that there are aliens waiting to take over our globe. (conspiracy or mundane)
conspiracy
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I can't believe that crook ___ the entire robbery...from finding the way in, to the getaway car, and how to do it all unnoticed. (careened or orchestrated)
orchestrated
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Tell 3 things a good detective should do. Is Paul Marconi considered a "good detective" by your standards?
answers will vary
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"If dad knew I was sneaking out at night to try to solve this mystery, I'd be grounded for life." What type of figurative language? (hyperbole / metaphor / idiom / allusion / simile)
hyperbole - extreme exaggeration
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We live a very ___ life. Most nights we are home with family and we don't travel much. (mundane or careening)