Phrasal Verbs & Reading Strategy
Cause something to happen
The doctor made every effort to ______________ an improvement in her patient's condition through medication and therapy.
What is "bring about"?
became very discouraged
What is "heart sank"?
The meaning of the prefix dis-
What is "not" or "the opposite of"?
The verb form of evasive
What is "evade"?
People who ________________ (infect)(simple past passive) by the typhoid bacillus could also pass the disease via unwashed hands.
What is "were infected"?
Synonym for "chance"
What is "accidental" or "unplanned"?
decide on
What is "settle on"?
Hundreds of students protested the proposed increases in tuition, but after a few days, the number of protesters began to _____________ as the administration agreed to reconsider the issue.
What is "level off"?
part of a mystery
What is "piece of the puzzle"?
Mary Mallon _______________ for a while after her first release from North Brother Island. She changed her name and took on different jobs but was eventually found.
What is "disappeared"?
The adjective form of malice
What is "malicious"?
In fact, forty-seven illnesses and three deaths _________________ (attribute) (simple past passive) to her.
What is "were attributed"?
Synonym for "potential"
What is "promise"?
stopped increasing
What is "leveled off"?
After the tornado destroyed the town government officials quickly gathered to ___________ a way to help the survivors.
prove wrong
What is "shoot holes in"?
The doctors had to _______________ themselves from that medical group because of its bad reputation for patient care.
What is "disassociate"?
The noun form of persecute
What is "persecution"?
If someone changes their jobs frequently, that person ______ sometimes ____________ to as a "Typhoid Mary." (refer; simple present)
What is "is referred"?
Synonym for "salvage"
What is "save"?
support; prove
What is "bear out"?
People may think that getting wet in the rain causes colds, but there is no research to _____________ this belief.
time was running out
What is "the clock was ticking"?
Patients in hospitals often experience a lot of _________________ when they have to remain in bed for days or weeks at a time. Their bodies are sore or in pain.
What is "discomfort"?
The adjective form of trace
What is "traced"?
Mary Mallon ___________ (take) (simple past) by force and against her will and _____________ (hold) (simple past) without a trial.
What are "was taken; was held"?
Meaning of the suffix "-ful"
the general attitude expressed in a piece of writing by the author's word choice
What is "tone"?
without stopping
What is "around the clock"?
What is "disability"?
The noun form of isolated
What is "isolation"?
Though commonly known at the time that typhoid _____________ (spread) (past ability/passive) by water or food products, people who _____________ (infect) (simple past passive) by the typhoid bacillus could also pass the disease via unwashed hands.
What are "could be spread" and "were infected"?
Two words with the suffix "-ful"
What are "peaceful, powerful, harmful, careful, useful, wonderful," etc.?