Question

part 2a: match the vocabulary words below with their correct definitions

1. fray____
2. prevailed____
3. paramour____
4. banished____
5. chided____
6. swine____
7. dolorous____
8. lamented____
9. inflamed____
10. copious____
11. discern____

a. figure out
b. painful
c. angry/furious
d. a fight/a battle
e. a large amount
f. won/came out on top
g. lover
h. exiled/sent away
i. scolded/reprimanded
j. a pig
k. cried out in sorrow.

part 2b: fill in the blanks for the story using the correct vocabulary words from the caught yas list above.
it was getting to be too much. would i ever find a boyfriend i ____________. were all the guys out there nothing but a bunch of ____? i called my bestie to tell her of my __________ situation. i knew bestie would be able to __________ what to do. of course, she came right over. when i told her about the __________ that my bronco basketball babe had been in, where no one actually __________, she __________ me for being a pessimist and giving up. just because you __________ one idiot from your life, doesnt mean that youll never find a __________. she could see that i was beginning to get __________. theres this new dating app called \the bronco boyfriend stable\. theres a ____________ amount of guys on there lets give it a go!

Explanation:

• "Fray" means a fight or battle, so it matches with "d".
• "Prevailed" means won or came out on top, so it matches with "f".
• "Paramour" means lover, so it matches with "g".
• "Banished" means exiled or sent away, so it matches with "h".
• "Chided" means scolded or reprimanded, so it matches with "i".
• "Swine" means a pig, so it matches with "j".
• "Dolorous" means painful, so it matches with "b".
• "Lamented" means cried out in sorrow, so it matches with "k".
• "Inflamed" means angry or furious, so it matches with "c".
• "Copious" means a large amount, so it matches with "e".
• "Discern" means figure out, so it matches with "a".

For the story:

• "Would I ever find a boyfriend I _." The context suggests a positive relationship word. "Paramour" (lover) fits.
• "Were all the guys out there nothing but a bunch of _." "Swine" (a pig, used metaphorically for bad guys) fits.
• "my _ situation." "Dolorous" (painful) describes the situation.
• "able to _ what to do." "Discern" (figure out) makes sense.
• "the _ that my Bronco Basketball Babe had been in." "Fray" (fight/battle) fits the context.
• "where no one actually _." "Prevailed" (won) makes sense in a fray context.
• "she _ me for being a pessimist." "Chided" (scolded) fits.
• "Just because you _ one idiot from your life." "Banished" (sent away) fits.
• "doesn't mean that you'll never find a _." "Paramour" (lover) again.
• "I was beginning to get _." "Inflamed" (angry/furious) fits the emotional state.
• "There's a _ amount of guys." "Copious" (large amount) fits.

Answer:

1. d. A fight/A battle
2. f. Won/Came out on top
3. g. Lover
4. h. Exiled/Sent away
5. i. Scolded/Reprimanded
6. j. A pig
7. b. Painful
8. k. Cried out in sorrow
9. c. Angry/Furious
10. e. A large amount
11. a. Figure Out

Story blanks:

1. Paramour
2. Swine
3. Dolorous
4. Discern
5. Fray
6. Prevailed
7. Chided
8. Banished
9. Paramour
10. Inflamed
11. Copious