vocab
Not producing vegetation; lifeless (related to land)
BARREN or DESPOT
What is barren?
the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people
PERSISTENCE or VICTOR
What is persistence?
Containing people from many different countries
COSMOPOLITAN or COINCIDE
What is cosmopolitan?
to cause someone or something to become dishonest or immoral; to change a book, computer file, etc. from the correct or original form
ABRUPT or CORRUPT
What is corrupt?
I ______ that you let me pay for lunch; I simply won't take no for an answer.
INSIST or DEFLECT
What is insist?
Occur at the same time
COSMOPOLITAN or COINCIDE
What is coincide?
always acting or behaving in the same way; of the same good quality; continuing to happen or develop in the same way
CONVICTION or CONSISTENT
What is consistent?
Give attention and consideration to; take notice of
HEED or HAGGLE
What is heed?
an act that breaks a rule or law
INFRACTION or STATUS
What is infraction?
In terms of size, Quebec is the largest ______ in Canada.
PROVINCE or VICTOR
What is province?
A ruler with unlimited power
BARREN or DESPOT
What is despot?
the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a court of law; a strong belief or opinion; the feeling of being sure that what you believe or say is true
CONVICTION or CONSISTENT
What is conviction?
Flashy; showy
LUSTER or GAUDY
What is gaudy?
to cause something that is moving to change direction; to redirect unwanted attention to someone or something else
DEFLECT or REFLEX
What is deflect?
The nurse checked the _____of her health every day.
STATIC or STATUS
What is status?
Negotiate or bargain over a purchase or agreement
HAGGLE or HEED
What is haggle?
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent
PERSISTENCE or VICTOR
What is victor?
A loud uproar
CLAMOR or LUSTER
What is clamor?
a crack, tear, or break in something, such as a pipe or a body part; a break in good relations between people or countries
CORRUPT pr RUPTURE
What is rupture?
The young boy was tall in _______.
STATURE or CONVICTION
What is stature?
Nearby; close
GAUDY or ADJACENT
What is adjacent?
showing little or no change, action, or progress
STATIC or STATUS
What is static?
Radiant brightness; shine
GAUDY or LUSTER
What is luster?
a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group
INSIST or FRACTION
What is faction?
The splint keeps my finger ________ so it can heal.
STATIC or STATIONARY
What is stationary?