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Review
Complete.

exhilaration quench rival prominent

exaggerate expanse destitute ooze
unruly effect visible originate
repetition antisocial graze statistic
bizarre innate jeopardy camouflage
compete prolong transport meager
revolve synonym legislation exclude
theology priority

Matching
Match each definition with a word.

1. A source of danger.

2. Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous

relative to that context.

3. Poor enough to need help from others.

4. Engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

5. The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device.

6. Unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior.

7. Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.

8. Conspicuous in position or importance.

9. Data that is expressed as a number or in terms of a percent.

10. Turn on or around an axis or a center.

11. The feeling of lively and cheerful joy.

12. Perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view.

13. A wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky.

14. Not established by conditioning or learning.

15. Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.

16. Act so as to bring about.

17. Being in competition.

18. The learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught
at a college or seminary).
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19. Move something or somebody around; usually over long distances.

20. Begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

21. Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline.

22. Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.

23. Scrape gently.

24. Barely adequate.

25. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.

26. Satisfy (thirst).

27. Law enacted by a legislative body.

28. The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance.

29. Status established in order of importance or urgency.

30. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.

Multiple Choice
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

31. boycott
A. Easily diffused or spread as from one person to another.
B. A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest
against its policies.

32. exterminate
A. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
B. Discuss the terms of an arrangement.

33. trace
A. A just detectable amount.
B. Guarantee as meeting a certain standard.

34. hectic
A. Marked by intense agitation or emotion.
B. A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter.

35. destiny
A. An event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
B. The body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.

36. coarse
A. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.
B. Of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch.

37. mingle
A. To bring or combine together or with something else.
B. Be equal to in quality or ability.
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38. siesta
A. An event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
B. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries).

39. antisocial
A. Shunning contact with others.
B. Freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity.

40. impede
A. Block passage through.
B. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse.

41. treacherous
A. A military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country.
B. Dangerously unstable and unpredictable.

42. visual
A. The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it.
B. Relating to or using sight.

43. negotiate
A. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
B. Discuss the terms of an arrangement.

44. mammoth
A. Any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely
large with hairy coats and long up curved tusks.
B. Shunning contact with others.

45. segregate
A. A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.
B. Separate by race or religion.

46. sanctuary
A. A shelter from danger or hardship.
B. Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.

47. hoax
A. Make impure.
B. Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.

48. woe
A. Grief or distress resulting from misfortune.
B. A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest
against its policies.

49. debris
A. The social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings.

B. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.

50. ferry
A. A person employed to watch for something to happen.
B. A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a
regular schedule.
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arrogant consent anthropology eject
sheepish ceremony rapport posture
solitary leisure prolong reliable
technology folklore energetic decisive
consequence expedition retrieve camouflage
revolve responsive exhaust legislation
odometer peculiar shed abundant
peninsula statistic

Complete the Sentence

Write the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

51. My mother had to give ___ for me to go on the field trip.

52. In college I had to study ___ .

53. The new research facility at the university has state-of-the-art ___ .

54. Todd was not ___ to what the teacher wanted him to do.

55. Good care may ___ a sick person's life.

56. It takes one year, or 365 days, for the Earth to ___ around the Sun.

57. It's a lot more work building a ___ than I thought it would be.

58. We should not breathe ___ .

59. The librarian needed to ___ the noisy people from the library.

60. If your ___ is not good, you may have back problems later in life.

61. The car's ___ read 100,000 miles.

62. A ___ is data that can be shown with a number.

63. Truman's proposal became reality with the National Security Act of 1947 and
subsequent ___ .

64. Although able, he was ___ and unscrupulous and ruthless, and was widely
disliked.

65. We read ___ from the pioneer days.

66. Japan's oppressive rule of the Korean ___ early last century still casts a dark
cloud over relations.

67. President Bush wore a dark blue suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie to the ___ .

68. It took drastic measures to ___ the cat from the tree.

69. Many victims of the Holocaust were kept in ___ confinement.

70. "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C',
the idea must be feasible," a Yale University management professor stated in
response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing ___ overnight delivery service.
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Smith went on to found Federal Express Corporation.

71. The teacher had good ___ with her students.

72. The ___ of his actions was a detention.

73. Cosmic rays are highly ___ particles, and when they collide with atoms, they send
other particles, such as neutrons, flying off in all directions.

74. After falling I looked at my class with a ___ grin.

75. The ___ is due to conclude at the end of December.

76. Our candidate had a ___ lead in the polls.

77. Our ___ time was spent reading and listening to music.

78. An idiosyncrasy is a ___ habit a person might possess.

79. Nature is ___ , and we can enjoy her bounty.

80. An excellent example of ___ , the Arctic hare disappears against the white snow.
Answer Key
1. jeopardy 28. camouflage 55. prolong
2. synonym 29. priority 56. revolve
3. destitute 30. exclude 57. shed
4. compete 31. B 58. exhaust
5. repetition 32. A 59. eject
6. antisocial 33. A 60. posture
7. ooze 34. A 61. odometer
8. prominent 35. A 62. statistic
9. statistic 36. B 63. legislation
10. revolve 37. A 64. arrogant
11. exhilaration 38. B 65. folklore
12. visible 39. A 66. peninsula
13. expanse 40. A 67. ceremony
14. innate 41. B 68. retrieve
15. prolong 42. B 69. solitary
16. effect 43. B 70. reliable
17. rival 44. A 71. rapport
18. theology 45. B 72. consequence
19. transport 46. A 73. energetic
20. originate 47. B 74. sheepish
21. unruly 48. A 75. expedition
22. bizarre 49. B 76. decisive
23. graze 50. B 77. leisure
24. meager 51. consent 78. peculiar
25. exaggerate 52. anthropology 79. abundant
26. quench 53. technology 80. camouflage
27. legislation 54. responsive