Name that Word
To bring into being; set up
Establish
Respond
To answer, either by word or by action
Everyone has the ___________ to become what they want to be.
Potential
(1) Being a judge may be an important job, but judges often face the down-to-earth problem of fighting off sleepiness during a long trial. (2) One reason is that arguments made by attorneys are usually routine. (3) They are also often long and boring. (4) Another reason is that judges must remain seated throughout a trial. (5) This can slow the body down, especially after lunch. (6) Also, courtrooms are usually stuffy. (7) Air circulation is poor, there are no windows, and lighting is dim.
Sentence 1
To prolong your life, you would consider getting married. Married people tend to live longer than people who stay single.
a. Make shorter
b. Make longer
c. Make duller
d. Make more exciting
B. Make longer
A natural ability that may or may not develop; possibility
Potential
Vanish
To disappear from sight
There are a __________ of clothing brands such as Old Navy, Forever 21, American Eagle, or Calvin Klein.
Variety
(1) The first front in Montana occurs around September 15th. (2) Colorado gets its first frost around October 1st. (3) Oklahoma's first frost is near the end of October. (4) Louisiana can expect a frost around the middle of November. (5) And Florida can look for a frost around the middle of December. (6) Clearly, the farther south you go, the later the first frost date is likely to be.
Common transactions include buying food and clothing, going to the bank, and getting gas for the car.
a. Reasons
b. Thrills
c. Ways to relax
d. Business deals
Clumsy; not graceful
Awkward
Adequate
Good enough (to meet the need)
When a teacher asks a student a question, they are expected to __________ to it.
Respond
(1) In many homes, the refrigerator door is the family bulletin board. (2) On it, people place things they don't want to lose. (3) These may include the phone number of the local police or of a favorite baby sitter. (4) Also kept there are reminders, including notes about social events.(5) In addition, the refrigerator is a favorite spot to display things such as a child's art work.
Sentence 1
On a warm summer day, you may say, "It is my opinion that the level of heat has gone beyond what I am able to consider comfortable." A concise way to say the same thing is "I'm hot."
a. Brief and clear
b. Different
c. Confusing
d. Funny
A. Brief and clear
Usual; commonly done
Customary
Variety
A number of different kinds; assortment
The cake was neither delicious nor terrible, it was only ____________.
Adequate
(1) As people get older, their physical and mental capabilities decline. (2) Yet research has shown that as people age, they are likely to feel happier. (3) One poll found that two-thirds of people over 65 were happy with their lives. (4) In contrast, only about half of the people between the ages of 18 and 49 said that they were pleased with their lives.
Sentence 2
My sister is such an inept cook that she never needs to call the family to supper. We just come to the table when the smoke alarm goes off.
a. Excellent
b. Slow
c. Experienced
d. Unskilled
D. Unskilled
To make an important request (to someone for something)
Appeal
Wholesome
Tending to improve the character, the mind, or the body
I looked everywhere for my glasses but it was as if they had just __________ (ed) as I could not find them.
Vanish(ed)
(1) Marta is fourteen years old and lives in a village in San Salvador. (2) As in most peasant families there, every day the women prepare tortillas, thin round pancakes made from mashed corn. (3) In San Salvador, the tortillas are made in a few steps, the same way they were made hundreds of years ago. (4) Marta collects the corn and puts it in a pot of water to soak. (5) The next day, she puts the wet corn through a hand grinder. (6) Her mother then puts the corn on a block of stone and mashes it back and forth many times until it is a pastry dough. (7) This dough is then patted into tortillas, which are then cooked on a flat griddle over an open fire. (8) They are eaten with salt and a portion of beans.
Sentence 3
Recently a college student had a choice of studying for a final or going out for pizza with her friends. She chose to study and that turned out to be a prudent decision. She got an A on the exam, while her friends all got D's.
a. Generous
b. Wise
c. Unfortunate
d. Tricky
B. Wise