This line is ____.
a. diagonal
b. vertical
c. horizontal
d. perpendicular
diagonal
Angela writes a ____ in the local newspaper.
a. column
b. substitute
c. hardship
d. legislature
column
Charlie Chaplin was a famous ____ film actor. He was in movies that had no sound.
a. absolute
b. silent
c. dependent
d. mechanical
silent
These people are participating in a ____ to see who can eat the most hotdogs.
a. contest
b. denomination
c. pleasure
d. bubble
contest
The family is sitting at a ____ rather than a table.
a. frame
b. blowtorch
c. flavor
d. booth
booth
As soon as I took a bite, the whole cookie ____.
a. decorated
b. reciprocated
c. praised
d. crumbled
crumbled
The exhaust pipe ____ fumes.
a. expels
b. advances
c. transfers
d. comments
expels
If you poke the balloon with a needle, it will ___.
a. blast
b. contrast
c. burst
d. conceal
burst
Compared to a real Italian pizza, the 7-Eleven pizza is ____.
a. inferior
b. considerable
c. periodic
d. genuine
inferior
The ____ allows the door to open and close.
a. desire
b. coat
c. hinge
d. descent
hinge
It takes a lot of ____ to try mountain climbing. Many people are too afraid to try.
a. courage
b. diagnosis
c. kidney
d. curvature
courage
Sofia feels happy because her friend gave her a ____.
a. microphone
b. souvenir
c. compliment
d. deposit
compliment
The man ____ the shopping cart in the parking lot and drove away.
a. delayed
b. emitted
c. abandoned
d. calculated
abandoned
Kevin ____ his new idea at the meeting and everyone listened.
a. put away
b. hung on to
c. came across
d. brought up
brought up
The dirt path to the left ____ from the main path.
a. disposes
b. detonates
c. depends
d. deviates
deviates
In an American wedding, the bride's father usually walks her down the ____.
a. luxury
b. echo
c. trench
d. aisle
aisle
Sarah created a ____ to display her earnings throughout the week.
a. disc
b. core
c. backbone
d. graph
graph
These tubes on the ceiling are called air ____.
a. ducts
b. remainders
c. bureaus
d. speeches
ducts
No one can ____ Superman when he wears glasses. They think he's just a normal guy.
a. irritate
b. grind
c. displace
d. recognize
recognize
The workers use the crane to ___ the large box.
a. hoist
b. trade
c. vibrate
d. obstruct
hoist
_____ happens when water drips on metal surfaces.
a. Century
b. Magnet
c. Corrosion
d. Mechanism
Corrosion
The man is using a megaphone to ____ his voice.
a. encircle
b. amplify
c. minimize
d. donate
amplify
This person is using specialized tools and safety equipment to ____ the two pieces of metal together.
a. wild
b. weld
c. relate
d. rely
weld
For Americans, Thanksgiving is a day to feel ____ for all the good things we have in our lives.
a. mechanized
b. grateful
c. ambiguous
d. simultaneous
grateful
There was not enough ____, so the truck got stuck.
a. cargo
b. antenna
c. clearance
d. waste
clearance
Military law doesn't ____ me because I'm a civilian.
a. come up with
b. live on
c. stand by
d. pertain to
pertain to
The numbers don't match. There is a/an ____ in the data.
a. basis
b. discrepancy
c. enthusiasm
d. lecture
discrepancy
After burning for a few hours, the fire ____.
a. fought off
b. fixed up
c. died down
d. came by
died down
Can you ____ between the two pictures?
a. admire
b. defy
c. distinguish
d. terminate
distinguish
Professional soccer players utilize many different ____ that help them win games.
a. religions
b. joints
c. nozzles
d. tactics
tactics