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Expository Word List 3 - Competition

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  • The specially invited guest _____________ the XVII Annual pie-eating contest open.
    declared
  • A more formal way to explain the theft of small items is the verb...
    pilfer/pilfered
  • How would you feel if you won a gold medal in a major sporting competition?
    Victorious
  • Each group had to deliver a fifteen-minute ________________ in order to be chosen for the science competition.
    presentation
  • A common noun used to name the person in this image would be...
    perpetrator
  • The secondary school student was of British ___________ and wore a uniform belonging to Maple Leaf International School.
    descent
  • What verb from the list is represented in the image?
    awarded
  • Subsequently, Mr. Edwards took the names of the participants and ___________ the dates and times of their auditions for the Carnival competition.
    scheduled
  • synonym for: a great flood
    deluge
  • As a result of the tinted windows in the vehicle, it was not possible to give a ___________ ______________ of the accused.
    physical description
  • a synonym for 'began' is...
    commenced
  • Each year, the schools came together in a community effort to clean the coastline. It is also known as the __________ "Life's A Beach Project".
    annual
  • True or False: ODPM stands for Office of Detriment Preparedness and Management.
    false
  • Which vocabulary term would be chosen as a label for this image?
    judging panel
  • When a competition is separated into different sections or divisions, the noun for that would be...
    category
  • For five minutes, the rescue team stood observing the _____________ of the hurricane in the small Belmont community.
    aftermath
  • What verb would be used to label this activity?
    evacuate/evacuated
  • I was a _______________ in the category: Level 3 Flute Section.
    participant
  • I was informed that because I was an ________________ to the incident, I could be asked to give a brief statement to the authorities at a later date.
    eyewitness/witness
  • Who is this person?
    meteorologist