Words within Words
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. actually
A. The highest level or degree attainable
2. die
B. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
3. audience
C. As a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
4. lie
D. Serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
5. believe
E. A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
6. autumn
F. An opportunity to state your case and be heard
7. business
G. A small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
8. sequence
H. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet
9. eat
I. The natural world around us
10. creation
J. To recall knowledge from memory
11. finite
K. A contentious speech act
12. iron
L. An upward slope or grade
13. environment
M. An adult person who is male
14. nation
N. Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
15. explanation
O. Strong metal used to make tools and nails
16. climb
P. To accept as true
17. height
Q. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
18. argument
R. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation
19. lonely
S. Lacking companions or companionship
20. man
T. The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial
21. permanent
U. The season when the leaves fall from the trees
22. remember
V. An enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
23. soldier
W. God's act of bringing the universe into existence
24. material
X. To take in solid food