Vocab Lessons

When I was in middle school and even early high school, I ... I was a fool. That's about all there is to say. These real "answers" on my vocab tests are prime examples. I always knew the definitions (well, usually) but honestly cared more about having fun and being sarcastic and annoying than getting a good score (Yes, most all of these were marked wrong). Vocab words are underlined.

1. I was amazed to see my dog, Popo, made the pilgrimage to Mecca of his own volition.
2. "Billy the Cop" made a scrutiny of the case, but only succeeded in making a fool of himself by finding it had already been solved.
3. I was surprised that Filipe had the temerity to flip off the president during his speech.
4. The cow finally relented, and decided to let farmer Perry milk her. But by that time, it was too late; she had already knocked him out cold.
5. The apprehension in the fly's voice indicated to the other flies that the Jones' had bought a brand new "Norelco® Fly Demise-O-Lator" electronic fly swatting system.
6. The star-nosed mole's vulnerability made him vulnerable to the evil squirrel's deceit.
7. The old man's eccentricity, which seemed to be connected to his strange nightly visits to the neighbor's rain barrel (in which he bathes and plays with "rubber ducky") caused his wife to wonder about his well-being.
8. The tyrant who called himself king, commanded that every peasant in the land had to donate 98.7% of their total yearly income to him.
9. The gaunt little peasant boy who looked like he hadn't had food in ages, was forced to cut his penny into 98.7 tiny little pieces and give them to the king as his yearly taxes.
10. The scientist thought he had empirical evidence that pot-guts could read Shakespeare, but he was proved wrong about his evidence being empirical, when his evidence was proved wrong.