Vocab 1
In his speech, the president will provide the public with an _________that the economy is slowly improving.
indication - assurance - impulse
assurance
Jack lost his job because he was an______________ employee who did nothing but sleep at his desk all day.
assistant - intelligent - indolent
indolent
The worst prisoners are placed in____________ so they cannot hurt other inmates.
isolation - networking - compensation
isolation
According to the detectives, there is no ____________evidence that links the suspect to the crime.
significant - isolated - conclusive
conclusive
His __________at practicing paid off when he made every free throw shot during the game.
perception - persistence - indication
persistence
The poem’s _________made it difficult for me to understand the author’s viewpoint.
ambiguity - significance - clarity
ambiguity
Earning a college degree will _____Jack to get a job that pays a decent salary.
enable - assure - indicate
enable
You may experience a bit of visual _________if you get up too quickly after lying down for an extended period of time.
clarity - distortion - inhibition
distortion
Tonight at six, the news station will be __________the name of the million dollar jackpot winner.
intending - indicating - revealing
revealing
The man received over a million dollars as a _____________for the loss of his limb.
compensation - consultation - mechanism
compensation
The city park is a beautiful ________of green in the center of town.
expanse - vast - network
expanse
A _________of parents have joined together to strengthen their community involvement.
compensation - network - clarification
network
I do not ______to spend a lot of time discussing the details of the project with you because it is a waste of my time.
reveal - suspend - intend
intend
The attorney called on an expert witness to provide further ____________on the forensic evidence.
ambiguity - compensation - clarification
clarification
Tom was found guilty of drunken driving and his driver's license was ____________ for six months.
persisted - perceived - suspended
suspended
Last class, the students _______each of the words on a piece of paper, writing down their meanings one by one.
expanded - clarified - defined
defined
There was no _________that a break-in had occurred other than the broken window at the back of the house.
perception - indication - assurance
indication
After analyzing the poem, students recognized the _______of the rose as being the main symbol relating to the overall theme in the poem.
mechanism - significance - compensation
significance
People with anger management issues find it hard to resist the ______to act out when they are angry.
impulse - perception - imposition
impulse
Next weekend, we will install a fence to ___________our dogs from being able to roam around the neighborhood.
distort - compensate - inhibit
inhibit
The judge ________the harshest penalty possible on the defendant, sentencing him to life in prison.
imposed - persisted - enabled
imposed
The __________soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
approaching - energetic - retreating
retreating
The billionaire could easily afford to invest a _______amount of money into the children’s center.
retreat - vast - expanse
vast
Bill could not reset the time on his watch because the winding _________was broken.
significance - mechanism - isolation
mechanism
Your _____of the world around you is dictated primarily by your five senses.
impulse - perception - indication
perception