Words of the Day

falter - To speak hesitatingly; stammer.

Page 73 - Pa faltered and didn't seem to know what to say next.

intricate - Having many complexly arranged elements

Page 82 - We nodded, picturing the soft leather slippers with intricate designs made of beads and what Mama had told us were porcupine quills.

Practice

1. If the word describes falter, place it under the word falter, and if the word describes intricate write it under the word intricate.

2. Write each of the following words in the correct column of a chart like the one below.

   puzzle with 2500 pieces	rubber ball	quilt with small even stitches
   complex tessellations	drawing of a four leaf clover	banana

   intricate	|	not intricate
   ____________________	|	____________________
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Complete the following analogies.

3. addled : confused  ::  stammer : ______________
   
   a) intricate
   b) falter
   c) crude
   d) rouse
    
4. intricate : crude  ::  respect : ______________
   
   a) obligation
   b) falter
   c) predicament
   d) mockery
    
5. rouse : sleep  ::  grow : ______________
   
   a) molt
   b) obligation
   c) mockery
   d) civilized
    
6. gesture : beckon  ::  stammer : ______________
   
   a) intricate
   b) falter
   c) obligation
   d) crude
    
7. sore : fester  ::  flush : ______________
   
   a) intricate
   b) falter
   c) predicament
   d) hectic
    
8. wild : civilized  ::  get out of : ______________
   
   a) mockery
   b) obligation
   c) molt
   d) crude

----------Key----------

1. falter -  waver weaken fade hesitate trail off pause be indecisive
   intricate -  complex elaborate complicated fancy sophisticated detailed involved
2. 
   
    

   intricate	|	not intricate
   ____________________	|	____________________
   puzzle with 2500 pieces	|	rubber ball
   complex tessellations	|	drawing of a four leaf clover
   quilt with small even stitches	|	banana

3. b
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. b