Be able to give up. To have enough money to buy.
Do you think you can _________ that house that is for sale?
What is afford (uhfawrd) verb
100
1. money given for doing chores around the house 2. An amount of money given in payment for regular service.
He donated his whole __________ to help the children in Kenya.
What is allowance (uhlouuhns) noun,verb
100
To make something known to everybody.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith sent out cards to ___________ the birth of their baby.
What is announce (uhnouns) verb
100
to tell someone to do something in a forceful way
The students were given a ___________ to evacuate the building for a fire drill.
What is command (kuhmand) noun,verb
100
a barrier used to block passage
The____________ was successful and kept the criminals from getting away.
What is barricade (baruhkayd) noun,verb
200
To see the difference; to distinguish.
It is sometimes hard to ________________ between identical twins.
What is differentiate (dihfurEHnsheeayt) verb
200
To see the difference; to distinguish.
It is sometimes hard to ____________ between identical twins.
What is differentiate (dihfurEHnsheeayt) verb
200
to put together two or more things
We used two pieces of wire to ________ the battery to the light.
What is connect (kuhnEHkt) verb
200
a group of people selected to do a certain thing
A consensus was reached by the students on the dance ________________.
What is committee (kuhmihtee) noun
200
A writer's choice of words, phrases, sentence structure, and figurative language, which combine to create meaning.
Our philosophy teacher spoke in such proper British _________ that he was sometimes hard to understand.
What is diction (dihkshuhn) noun
300
Any extent that can be measured, such as length, width, thickness, or height.
A table with a _______ of 2' X 3' is three feet long by two feet wide.
What is dimension (dihmEHnshuhn) noun,verb
300
to find something
When did you __________ you were missing your money?
What is discover (dihskuhvur) verb
300
training that develops character and self-control
It showed great __________ when the karate student balanced on one foot for so long.
What is discipline (dihsuhpluhn) noun,verb
300
to aim, point or guide someone or something
The policeman had to _________ traffic when the streetlights were broken.
What is direct (durEHkt) verb,adjective,adverb
300
Decrease ; grow smaller;reduce
The amount of snowfall will ___________ as we get closer to spring .
What is diminish (dihmihnihsh) verb
400
Text not in a final form that needs to be revised and/or edited.
Maria still had to write a rough __________, proofread her work, and write a final draft before she was finished.
What is draft noun,verb
400
The territory ruled by a government.
The ____________of the native Florida panther is in the Everglades and South Florida.
What is domain (dohmayn) noun
400
To show or see the difference between things; to separate or classify.
To ____________ the between African and Asian elephants, look at their ears.
What is distinguish (dihstihNGgwihsh) verb
400
1. to talk about an issue from all sides 2. Analyze and describe in detail.
Each month we ___________ one of the books on our club's list.
What is discuss (dihskuhs) verb
400
to treat in a less favorable way.
The Nazis would ______________ among their citizens using ethnicity as one criteria.
What is discriminate (dihskrihmuhnayt) verb,adjective
500
Get or derive.
We had to ___________ conclusions to understand the story.
What is draw noun,verb
500
Have ownership or possession of.
You ___________ great skills as an actor.
What is possess (puhzEHs) verb
500
To cause someone or something to stop an action
It's not polite to _____________ someone while they are speaking.
What is interrupt (ihnturuhpt) verb
500
Cause to happen or occur.
Edgar Allen Poe used the dreary clime of his imagination to great ____________ in his writing.
What is effect (ihfEHkt) noun,verb
500
Make changes in a text.
Mark will ____________ his paper before he makes his final copy.